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Publications and ProductsNational Diabetes Fact SheetErrata—June 2005Prediabetes: Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose Prediabetes is a term used to distinguish people who are at increased risk of developing diabetes. People with prediabetes have impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Some people may have both IFG and IGT.
Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among people under 20 years of age, United States, 2002, the estimates should read as follows: About 210,000 people under 20 years of age have diabetes, not 206,000. This represents 0.26% of all people in this age group, not 0.25%. Total prevalence of diabetes by race/ethnicity among people aged 20 years or older, United States, 2002, the sentence should read as follows: On average, American Indians and Alaska Natives are 2.2 times (not 2.3 times) as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites of similar age. In National Estimates on Diabetes, both the graphs and their detailed information have changed.
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Page last modified: December 20, 2005 Content Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Diabetes Translation |