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Age-Adjusted Percentage of Using Any Diabetes Medication Among Adults with Diabetes, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1997–2006

From 1997 to 2006, no trend was observed within each race/ethnicity group for the age-adjusted percentage of any diabetes medication use (either pill(s) or insulin or both) among adults with diabetes. However, during this period, using any diabetes medication was highest among blacks. In 2006, the age-adjusted percentage of any diabetes medication use among adults with diabetes was about 78% for white, 84% for black and 79% for Hispanics.

Age-standardized Percent of Adults with Diabetes Using Diabetes Medication, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1997-2006. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.
 

  Race/Ethnicity
Year White Black Hispanic
1997 75.9 81.8 76.9
1998 75.6 82.0 79.8
1999 77.7 82.1 81.2
2000 79.2 83.3 80.3
2001 79.5 86.5 79.2
2002 78.6 87.5 79.8
2003 78.7 87.5 78.8
2004 80.0 83.4 79.7
2005 78.1 83.8 77.2
2006 77.7 83.5 78.7

 

Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data Table

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey.  Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

Page last modified: August 26, 2006
Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007