Distribution of Age at Diagnosis of Diabetes Among Adult Incident Cases
Aged 18–79 Years, United States, 1980–2007
The figure shows the maximum (top of the red vertical line), 75
percentile (top end of the box), mean (the plus sign), median (the red line
in blue box), 25 percentile (the bottom end of box) and minimum (the bottom
of red vertical line) values of age at diagnosis of diabetes for adults aged
18–79 years from 1980 to 2007. Overall, the mean and median age at diagnosis
of diabetes showed little change and no consistent trend from 1980 to 2007.
In 2007, the mean age at diagnosis of diabetes was 51.1 and the median was
50.8 years.
|
Years |
Minimum |
25th Percentile |
Mean |
Median |
75th Percentile |
Maximum |
|
1980 |
19.0 |
40.8 |
53.0 |
53.8 |
64.5 |
79.0 |
| 1981 |
19.0 |
41.5 |
52.8 |
55.2 |
62.7 |
79.0 |
| 1982 |
19.0 |
43.5 |
53.0 |
55.1 |
62.0 |
79.0 |
| 1983 |
18.0 |
43.6 |
52.9 |
55.4 |
62.4 |
79.0 |
| 1984 |
18.0 |
44.8 |
54.5 |
57.2 |
63.7 |
79.0 |
| 1985 |
18.0 |
44.4 |
54.6 |
57.1 |
63.7 |
79.0 |
| 1986 |
21.0 |
43.6 |
54.5 |
55.6 |
66.1 |
79.0 |
| 1987 |
21.0 |
38.4 |
52.0 |
51.9 |
63.2 |
79.0 |
| 1988 |
21.0 |
38.4 |
50.4 |
50.0 |
62.5 |
78.0 |
| 1989 |
21.0 |
37.7 |
49.9 |
49.0 |
62.1 |
78.0 |
| 1990 |
21.0 |
40.3 |
50.5 |
48.8 |
62.2 |
79.0 |
| 1991 |
19.0 |
42.1 |
52.9 |
54.0 |
66.5 |
79.0 |
| 1992 |
19.0 |
43.1 |
54.0 |
54.5 |
66.6 |
79.0 |
| 1993 |
18.0 |
42.4 |
53.7 |
54.1 |
66.4 |
79.0 |
| 1994 |
18.0 |
43.4 |
55.5 |
57.4 |
67.8 |
79.0 |
| 1995 |
18.0 |
41.9 |
54.7 |
57.2 |
67.3 |
79.0 |
| 1996 |
20.0 |
44.3 |
55.1 |
58.1 |
66.5 |
79.0 |
| 1997 |
19.0 |
43.1 |
53.2 |
53.7 |
63.1 |
79.0 |
| 1998 |
17.0 |
44.1 |
53.2 |
52.9 |
63.5 |
79.0 |
| 1999 |
17.0 |
43.0 |
52.8 |
51.9 |
63.3 |
79.0 |
| 2000 |
17.0 |
42.9 |
52.5 |
52.2 |
62.4 |
79.0 |
| 2001 |
17.0 |
43.4 |
52.4 |
52.5 |
61.2 |
79.0 |
| 2002 |
17.0 |
45.0 |
53.3 |
53.4 |
62.3 |
79.0 |
| 2003 |
17.0 |
44.0 |
52.8 |
52.4 |
61.9 |
79.0 |
| 2004 |
17.0 |
41.7 |
52.5 |
52.2 |
62.2 |
79.0 |
|
2005 |
17.0 |
41.9 |
51.1 |
50.7 |
59.7 |
79.0 |
|
2006 |
18.0 |
41.6 |
51.2 |
50.8 |
60.3 |
79.0 |
|
2007 |
18.0 |
41.6 |
51.1 |
50.8 |
60.7 |
79.0 |
|
Methods and Limitations
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for
Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the
National Health Interview Survey. Data computed by personnel in
CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion.
Page last modified: June 10, 2009
Page last reviewed: June 10, 2009
