Distribution of Age at Diagnosis of Diabetes Among Adult Incident Cases
Aged 18–79 Years, United States, 1980–2008
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 2008. Overall, the mean and median age at diagnosis of diabetes showed little change and no consistent trend from 1980 to 2008. In 2008, the mean age at diagnosis of diabetes was 52.5 and the median was 52.9 years.
|
Years |
Minimum |
25th Percentile |
Mean |
Median |
75th Percentile |
Maximum |
|
1980 |
18.5 |
40.3 |
52.5 |
53.3 |
64.0 |
78.5 |
| 1981 |
18.5 |
41.0 |
52.3 |
54.7 |
62.2 |
78.5 |
| 1982 |
18.5 |
43.0 |
52.5 |
54.6 |
61.5 |
78.5 |
| 1983 |
17.5 |
43.1 |
52.4 |
54.9 |
61.9 |
78.5 |
| 1984 |
17.5 |
44.3 |
54.0 |
56.7 |
63.2 |
78.5 |
| 1985 |
17.5 |
43.9 |
54.1 |
56.6 |
63.2 |
78.5 |
| 1986 |
20.5 |
43.1 |
54.0 |
55.1 |
65.6 |
78.5 |
| 1987 |
20.5 |
37.9 |
51.5 |
51.4 |
62.7 |
78.5 |
| 1988 |
20.5 |
37.9 |
49.9 |
49.5 |
62.0 |
77.5 |
| 1989 |
20.5 |
37.2 |
49.4 |
48.5 |
61.6 |
77.5 |
| 1990 |
20.5 |
39.8 |
50.0 |
48.3 |
61.7 |
78.5 |
| 1991 |
18.5 |
41.6 |
52.4 |
53.5 |
66.0 |
78.5 |
| 1992 |
18.5 |
42.6 |
53.5 |
54.0 |
66.1 |
78.5 |
| 1993 |
17.5 |
41.9 |
53.2 |
53.6 |
65.9 |
78.5 |
| 1994 |
17.5 |
42.9 |
55.0 |
56.9 |
67.3 |
78.5 |
| 1995 |
17.5 |
41.4 |
54.2 |
56.7 |
66.8 |
78.5 |
| 1996 |
19.5 |
44.2 |
54.8 |
58.1 |
66.5 |
78.5 |
| 1997 |
19.0 |
43.1 |
53.0 |
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 |
44.4 |
52.8 |
52.4 |
61.9 |
79.0 |
| 2004 |
17.0 |
44.0 |
52.5 |
52.2 |
62.2 |
79.0 |
|
2005 |
17.0 |
41.7 |
51.1 |
50.7 |
59.7 |
79.0 |
|
2006 |
18.0 |
41.9 |
51.2 |
50.8 |
60.3 |
79.0 |
|
2007 |
18.0 |
42.3 |
51.8 |
52.1 |
61.0 |
79.0 |
|
2008 |
18.0 |
43.8 |
52.5 |
52.9 |
61.9 |
78.0 |
|
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: February 5, 2010
Page last reviewed: February 5, 2010
