The Continuing Increase of Diabetes in the U.S.
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Care
- Vol. 24 (2), 412
- https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.24.2.412
Abstract
Recently, we reported that the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in U.S. adults increased from 4.9% in 1990 to 6.5% in 1998 (6). To determine whether this increase is continuing, we used 1999 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The results were striking: the prevalence of diabetes increased to 6.9% in 1999, a 6% increase in 1 year (Table 1). Average weight increased from 76.2 kg in 1998 to 76.7 kg in 1999 (84.3-85.0 kg among men and 68.5-68.7 kg among women).Keywords
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