According to a national examination survey, Mexican Americans are twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician. They have higher rates of end-stage renal disease, caused by diabetes, and they are 50% more likely to die from diabetes as non-Hispanic whites.
- Mexican American adults were 2 times more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have been diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.
- In 2002, Hispanics were 1.5 times as likely to start treatment for end-stage renal disease related to diabetes, compared to non-Hispanic white men.
- In 2005, Hispanics were 1.6 times as likely as non-Hispanic Whites to die from diabetes.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes:
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican American/Non- |
---|---|---|
11.8 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
Source: CDC, 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 55.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Hispanics/Latinos |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic |
---|---|---|
10.5 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 8.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
At a glance – Prevalence Rate:
|
Hispanics/Latinos |
White |
Hispanic/ White |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
6.1 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
Women |
5.1 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2008. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/index.htm
|
Hispanics/Latinos |
White |
Hispanic/ White |
---|---|---|---|
Men and Women |
19.0 |
18.0 |
1.1 |
Men |
17.9 |
15.4 |
1.1 |
Women |
19.9 |
23.4 |
1.0 |
Source: Source: CDC 2007. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/visual/dtltable5.htm
|
Hispanics/Latinos |
White |
Hispanic/ White |
---|---|---|---|
Men and Women |
292.5 |
192.3 |
1.5 |
Men |
322.2 |
222.7 |
1.4 |
Women |
259.6 |
165.8 |
1.6 |
Source: Source: CDC 2006. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/esrd/Fig5Detl.htm
Age-adjusted rate of hospitalization per 1,000 diabetic population, 2002
Not available at this time
Age-adjusted rate for lower extremity amputation per 1,000 diabetic population, 2002
Not available at this time
At a glance – Death Rate:
|
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Male |
37.3 |
25.6 |
1.5 |
Female |
30.5 |
18.4 |
1.7 |
Total |
33.6 |
21.5 |
1.6 |
Source: CDC, 2008. National Vital Statistic Report. Vol. 56, Num 10 Table 17.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_10.pdf[PDF, 2.3MB]
At a Glance – Risk Factors:
Overweight
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic |
---|---|---|
39.6 |
34.5 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Obesity
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non-Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
29.1 |
30.2 |
1.0 |
Women |
39.4 |
30.7 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC, 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 74.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic /Non-Hispanic |
---|---|---|
27.4 |
24.7 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Hypertension
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
17.8 |
17.1 |
1.0 |
Women |
20.5 |
17.9 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC, 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 70.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|
20.4 |
22.4 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Mexican Americans |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|
20.7 |
33.1 |
0.6 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table T1.54.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr07/index.html
High Cholesterol
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
16.9 |
16.0 |
1.1 |
Women |
14.0 |
17.4 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC, 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 71.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Cigarette Smoking
|
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
19.0 |
24.3 |
0.8 |
Women |
10.5 |
20.9 |
0.5 |
Source: CDC, 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 65.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|
55.2 |
64.8 |
0.8 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table T1.41a.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr07/index.html
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
86.5 |
92.8 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 1.48.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr07/index.html
At a Glance – Treatment:
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|
91.1 |
96.3 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 21b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|
46.4 |
49.3 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 24b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr06/index.html
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|
71.4 |
71.9 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 23b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic /Non- |
---|---|---|
58.8 |
69.9 |
0.8 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 22b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
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