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Percentage of People with Diabetes Aged 35 Years or Older Reporting Heart Disease or Stroke, by Age, United States, 1997–2011

From 1997 to 2011, the percentage of adults with diabetes reporting heart disease or stroke decreased until 2004 and leveled off afterwards for those aged 35–64 years, declined among those aged 65–74 years, and showed no consistent trend for people aged 75 years or older. Throughout the period, percentages were greater with increasing age. In 2011, the percentage reporting heart disease or stroke was 28.3% among people aged 35–64 years, 43.1% among those aged 65–74 years, and 55.1% among those aged 75 years or older.

Graph showing Percentage of People with Diabetes Aged 35 Years and Older Reporting Any Cardiovascular Disease Condition, by Age, United States, 1997–2011. Links for data figures, sources, methodology and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this figure.

 

Year Age Group
35–64 65–74 75+
Percent Std
Error
Percent Std
Error
Percent Std
Error
1997 31.1 1.3 50.9 1.9 55.9 2.2
1998 30.7 1.1 47.7 1.6 55.5 1.7
1999 29.0 1.0 47.9 1.5 52.8 1.6
2000 28.8 1.1 45.7 1.4 53.5 1.7
2001 28.3 1.0 47.3 1.4 55.6 1.7
2002 28.3 0.9 47.4 1.4 57.2 1.7
2003 27.0 0.9 47.2 1.5 55.9 1.5
2004 26.9 0.8 47.4 1.4 54.8 1.6
2005 26.5 0.9 46.3 1.5 52.7 1.7
2006 26.8 0.9 45.7 1.6 50.8 1.8
2007 27.6 1.0 45.8 1.7 51.2 1.8
2008 27.3 1.0 44.1 1.6 53.3 1.7
2009 27.7 0.9 42.4 1.4 55.7 1.6
2010 27.4 0.8 42.5 1.4 55.4 1.5
2011 28.3 0.9 43.1 1.6 55.1 1.8

 

Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data

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 the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.


 

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Page last reviewed: November 6, 2012