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Median Age at Diagnosis of Diabetes Among Adult Incident Cases Aged 18–79 Years, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1980–2007

From 1980 through 2007, no consistent trends in age at diagnosis were observed for white, black, and Hispanic among adult incident cases. In 2007, the median age at diagnosis of diabetes among incident cases aged 18–79 years is 51.3 years for whites, 49.0 years for blacks, and 47.2 years for Hispanics.

Median Age at Diagnosis of Diabetes among Adult Incident Cases Aged 18-79 Years, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1980-2007. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.
 

Years White Black Hispanic
1980 55.5 49.1 ---
1981 55.3 51.3 ---
1982 55.0 50.3 ---
1983 55.2 54.7 ---
1984 57.3 54.3 ---
1985 57.1 56.3 ---
1986 56.7 53.7 ---
1987 52.5 50.6 ---
1988 49.3 49.7 ---
1989 49.3 42.7 ---
1990 49.0 43.9 ---
1991 55.6 43.7 ---
1992 55.9 42.9 ---
1993 54.8 45.8 ---
1994 60.3 48.8 ---
1995 60.2 51.0 ---
1996 59.6 54.8 ---
1997 56.3 48.2 45.5
1998 54.5 49.7 46.7
1999 54.2 49.7 45.3
2000 53.9 49.6 46.3
2001 54.0 49.6 46.2
2002 54.3 51.0 47.7
2003 53.5 50.6 48.2
2004 53.1 50.3 48.2
2005 51.6 48.1 47.8
2006 51.4 48.3 46.9
2007 51.3 49.0 47.2


Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data Table

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.

 


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