About 16.5% ages 20 and older who are served by Indian Health Services have diabetes
Rates vary:
6.0% of Alaska Native adults have diabetes
29.3% of American Indian adults in southern Arizona have diabetes
Note:
About 16.5 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 20 years or older who received care from the Indian Health Service (IHS) in 2003 have diabetes.
Rates of diabetes vary among the American Indians and Alaska Natives:
6% among Alaska Native adults
29.3% among American Indian adults in Southern Arizona
Reference
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics, 2007. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2008.