Trends and disparities in diabetes and prediabetes among adults in the United States, 1999-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aims of the study were to describe the up-to-date trend of total, diagnosed, and undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes, assess their associated disparities among population subgroups, and examine their relationship with sociodemographic factors among adults in the United States.

Study design

This was a cross-sectional study from a nationally representative sample of US adults (aged ≥20 years) who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Methods

Diagnosed diabetes was defined as a self-reported previous diagnosis of diabetes by a physician or any other health professionals (other than during pregnancy). Undiagnosed diabetes was defined as elevated levels of fasting plasma glucose (≥126 mg/dL) or HbA_1c (≥6.5%). Total

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9839558 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature