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Percentage of Risk Factors for Complications Among Adults with Diabetes, United States, 2007

In 2007, 15.1% of U.S. adults with diabetes smoked, 38.2% reported being physically inactive, 83.5% were overweight or obese, 51.1% were obese based on self-reported height and weight, 67.0% of U.S. adults with diabetes reported having hypertension, and 62.6% reported that their cholesterol was high.

Percentage of Risk Factors for Complications among Adults with Diabetes, United States, 2007. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.

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Risk Factor Percent Std Error
Current Smoking 15.5 0.3
Physical Inactivity 38.2 0.5
Overweight 83.5 0.4
Obesity 51.1 0.5
Hypertension 67.0 0.5
High Blood Cholesterol 62.6 0.5

 

Methods & Limitations

Data Source: Information came from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Data computed by personnel of the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation.


 

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