Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 14

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Diabetes

• Hawaii: Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders are more than 2 times as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites

• California: Asians are 1.5 times as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites

Note:

• The total prevalence of diabetes is not available for Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders. It is important to note that the absence of data for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders does not mean they are not affected by diabetes.

• However, in Hawaii, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders aged 20 years or older are more than 2 times as likely to have diagnosed diabetes as non-Hispanic whites.

• In California, Asians are 1.5 times as likely to have diagnosed diabetes as non-Hispanic whites. Other groups within these populations also have an increased risk for diabetes.

Reference

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2005. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2005.