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Crude and Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Any Mobility Limitation per 100 Adults with Diabetes, United States, 1997–2005

In 2005, among adults with diabetes, 60.2% reported a mobility limitation (i.e., walking a quarter mile, climbing up 10 steps, standing for 2 hours, or stooping, bending or kneeling). This rate was 5 percents lower than the rate in 1997 (65.2%). Trends in the crude and age-adjusted prevalence were similar.

Graph showing Crude and Age-Standardized Prevalence of Any Mobility Limitation per 100 Adults with Diabetes, United States, 1997-2002
 

Year Crude Age-adjusted
Rate Standard Error Rate Standard Error
1997 65.2 0.92 55.9 1.32
1998 62.2 0.77 52.7 1.09
1999 59.6 0.77 50.1 1.09
2000 58.2 0.74 47.7 1.03
2001 58.7 0.74 48.8 1.05
2002 59.3 0.74 48.4 1.03
2003 59.3 0.73 48.7 1.04
2004 59.9 0.70 49.0 1.03
2005 60.2 0.83 49.9 1.25


Methods and Limitations

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.

 

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