Diabetes and Hispanic Americans

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:

**Age-adjusted percentages of physician-diagnosed diabetes among persons 20 years of age and over, 2001-2004 (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES)**
Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican American/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
11.8	6.1	1.9

Source: CDC, 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 55.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf

**Age-adjusted percentages of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes, 2006 (National Health Interview Survey, NHIS)**
Hispanics/Latinos	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
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:

**Age-adjusted prevalence of diagnosed diabetes per 100 population (2006)**
	Hispanics/Latinos	White	Hispanic/ White Ratio
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

**Age-adjusted prevalence of visual impairment per 100 adults with diabetes (2005)**
	Hispanics/Latinos	White	Hispanic/ White Ratio
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

**Rate of initiation of treatment for end-stage renal disease related to diabetes per 100,000 diabetic population (2002)**
	Hispanics/Latinos	White	Hispanic/ White Ratio
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:

**Age-Adjusted Diabetes Death Rates per 100,000 (2005)**
	Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
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

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are overweight but not obese, 2006. (Persons are considered overweight if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater.) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
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

Age-adjusted percentage of overweight persons 20 years of age and over who are obese, 2001-2004. (Persons are considered obese if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
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

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are obese, 2006. (Persons are considered obese if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
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

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 20 years of age and over who have high blood pressure, 2001-2004.**
	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who have high blood pressure, 2006. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)**
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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

**Percent of adults age 18 and over with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control, 1999-2004**
Mexican Americans	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 20 years of age and over who have high cholesterol, 2001-2004.**
	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are current cigarette smokers, 2004-2006.**
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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

**Percentage of current smokers age 18 and over with a checkup who reported receiving advice to quit smoking, 2004**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
55.2	64.8	0.8

Source: 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table T1.41a.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr07/index.html

**Percentage of heart attack patients given smoking cessation counseling while hospitalized, 2005**
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:

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had their cholesterol checked, 2003.**
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
91.1	96.3	0.9

Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 21b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had received an influenza immunization, 2003.**
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
46.4	49.3	0.9

Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 24b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr06/index.html

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a foot examination, 2003.**
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
71.4	71.9	1.0

Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 23b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination, 2003.**
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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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