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Join Our Mailing ListAmerican Indians/Alaska Natives are twice as likely to be told by a physician that they have diabetes as their non-Hispanic white counterparts. They are also almost twice as likely to die from diabetes as non-Hispanic whites. Data is limited for this population.
- American Indian/Alaska Native adults were 2.3 times as likely as white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes.
- American Indians/Alaska Natives were 1.9 times as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes in 2005.
- American Indian/Alaska Native adults were 1.6 times as likely as White adults to be obese.
- American Indian/Alaska Native adults were 1.3 times as likely as White adults to have high blood pressure.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes:
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES
Age-adjusted percentages of physician-diagnosed diabetes among persons 20 years of age and over, 1999-2000
Not available at this time.
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
|
American |
White |
American |
|---|---|---|---|
Men and Women |
13.2 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
Men |
14.3 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
Women |
12.1 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
Source: CDC 2005. Health Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Population: United States, 1999-2003. Advance Data (356), Table 4.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad356.pdf
At a glance – Prevalence Rate:
National Diabetes Surveillance System
Age-adjusted prevalence of diagnosed diabetes per 100 population (2005).
Not available at this time.
Age-adjusted prevalence of visual impairment per 100 adults with diabetes (2004)
Not available at this time.
Rate of initiation of treatment for end-stage renal disease related to diabetes per 100,000 diabetic population
Not available at this time.
Age-adjusted rate of hospitalization per 1,000 diabetic population, 2002
Not available at this time.
Age-adjusted rate for lower extremity amputation per 1,000 diabetic population, 2002
Not available at this time.
At a glance – Death Rate:
American |
Non-Hispanic |
American |
|---|---|---|
41.5 |
21.5 |
1.9 |
Source: CDC, 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 29.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
At a Glance – Risk Factors:
Overweight
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES
Not available at this time.
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
|
American |
White |
American |
|---|---|---|---|
Men and Women |
33.2 |
35.6 |
0.9 |
Men |
38.6 |
44.5 |
0.9 |
Women |
28.1 |
27.0 |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2005. Health Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Population: United States, 1999-2003. Advance Data (356), Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad356.pdf
Obesity
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES
Not available at this time.
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
|
American |
White |
American |
|---|---|---|---|
Men and Women |
34.0 |
21.3 |
1.6 |
Men |
38.5 |
22.3 |
1.7 |
Women |
29.4 |
20.3 |
1.4 |
Source: CDC 2005. Health Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Population: United States, 1999-2003. Advance Data (356), Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad356.pdf
Hypertension
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES
Not available at this time.
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
|
American |
White |
American |
|---|---|---|---|
Men and Women |
29.7 |
22.8 |
1.3 |
Men |
31.6 |
23.1 |
1.4 |
Women |
28.2 |
22.4 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC 2005. Health Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Population: United States, 1999-2003. Advance Data (356), Table 4.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad356.pdf
National Healthcare Quality Report
Percent of adults age 18 and over with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control, 1999-2000
Not available at this time.
High Cholesterol
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES
Age-adjusted percentage of persons 20 years of age and over who have high cholesterol, 1999-2002.
Not available at this time.
BRFSS
American |
Non-Hispanic |
American |
|---|---|---|
31.2% |
31.5% |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2005. Trends in Cholesterol Screening and Awareness of High Blood Cholesterol – United States, 1991-2003. MMWR 54(35): 865-870, Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5435.pdf
Cigarette Smoking
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
|
American |
White |
American |
|---|---|---|---|
Men and Women |
33.5 |
23.2 |
1.4 |
Men |
32.2 |
24.8 |
1.3 |
Women |
34.7 |
21.7 |
1.6 |
Source: CDC 2005. Health Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Population: United States, 1999-2003. Advance Data (356), Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad356.pdf
National Healthcare Quality Report
Percentage of current smokers age 18 and over with a checkup who reported receiving advice to quit smoking, 2001
Not available at this time.
American Indian/Alaska Native |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
|---|---|---|
87.9 |
92.8 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 48.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
At a Glance – Treatment:
National Healthcare Quality Report
Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes who had their cholesterol checked, 2005.
Not available at this time.
Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes who had received an influenza immunization, 2005.
Not available at this time.
Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes who had a foot examination, 2005.
Not available at this time.
Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination, 2005.
Not available at this time.
BRFSS, REACH 2010 Surveys
Age-adjusted percentage of diabetics who had a foot exam, 2001-2002 (BRFSS, REACH 2010 Surveys)
Not available at this time.
Age-adjusted percentage of diabetics who had an eye exam, 2001-2002 (BRFSS, REACH 2010 Surveys)
Not available at this time.
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