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Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both.
- 8.4% of all non-Hispanic whites aged twenty years or older have diabetes.
- 11.4% of all non-Hispanic blacks aged twenty years or older have diabetes. On average, non-Hispanic blacks are 1.6 times as likely to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites of similar age. On average, non-Hispanic blacks are 1.6 times as likely to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites of similar age.
- 8.2% of all Hispanic/Latino Americans aged twenty years or older have diabetes. On average, Hispanic/Latino Americans are 1.5 times more likely to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites of similar age.
- 14.9% of American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 20 years or older and receiving care from IHS have diabetes. On average, American Indians and Alaska Natives are 2.3 times as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites of similar age.
- In 2002, Native Hawaiians and Japanese and Filipino residents of Hawaii aged twenty years or older were approximately 2 times as likely to have diagnosed diabetes as white residents of Hawaii of similar age.
