Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Any Mobility Limitation per 100 Adults with Diabetes, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 1997�05
Although prevalence changes for all ethnic groups between year 1997 and 2005 are pronounced for most sex race/ethnic groups examined from 1997 to 2005, only Hispanic males exhibited a decrease in the age-adjusted prevalence of mobilit y limitation from 51.8% to 33.2%.. In general, the prevalence of any mobility limitation per 100 adults with diabetes was higher among women than among men. In 2005, the age-adjusted prevalence of any mobility limitation was 40.2% for w hite men, 55.8% for white women, 40.2% for black men, 58.6% for black women, 33.2% for Hispanic men, and 49.1% for Hispanic women.
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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.
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