Demographic and geographic distribution of diabetes and pre-diabetes risk in rural settings: results from a cross-sectional, countywide rural health survey in Sullivan County, New York.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To perform a detailed characterisation of diabetes burden and pre-diabetes risk in a rural county with previously documented poor health outcomes in order to understand the local within-county distribution of diabetes in rural areas of America.

Design, setting, and participants

In 2021, we prospectively mailed health surveys to all households in Sullivan County, a rural county with the second-worst health outcomes of all counties in New York State. Our survey included questions on demographics, medical history and the American Diabetes Association's Pre-diabetes Risk Test.

Primary outcome and methods

Our primary outcome was an assessment of diabetes burden within this rural county. To help mitigate non-response bias in our survey, raking adjustments were per

SUBMITTER: Lee DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308904 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature