Primary Navigation for the CDC Website
CDC en Espaņol

Distribution of Diabetes Duration Among Adults Aged 18–79 Years, United States, 1997–2007

This figure shows the maximum (top of the red vertical line), 75th percentile (top end of the box), mean (average; the plus sign), median (50th percentile; the red line in blue box), 25th percentile (the bottom end of box) and minimum (the bottom of red vertical line) values of duration of diabetes for adults aged 18–79 years from 1997 to 2007. From 1997 to 2007, mean duration of diabetes was higher than median in each year. During this time period, the median of duration decreased from 7.1 to 6.5 years, while mean duration slightly changed from 10.8 to 11.2. In 2007, the mean was 11.2 years and median was 6.5 years.

 Distribution of Diabetes Duration among Adults Aged 18-79 Years, United States, 1997-2007. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.


 

Year Mean 25th Percentile Median 75th Percentile
1997 10.8 2.4 7.1 14.7
1998 10.8 2.3 7.0 14.5
1999 10.8 2.2 6.7 14.4
2000 10.8 2.1 6.5 14.4
2001 10.8 2.0 6.3 14.4
2002 10.8 2.0 6.3 14.4
2003 10.9 2.1 6.2 14.2
2004 11.0 2.2 6.3 14.3
2005 11.1 2.3 6.3 14.2
2006 11.2 2.4 6.5 14.2
2007 11.2 2.5 6.5 14.0

 

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 19, 2009
Page last reviewed: February 19, 2009