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.
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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 reviewed: March 26, 2007