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Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults with Diabetes Using Any Diabetes Medication, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1997–2007

From 1997 to 2007, no trend was observed within each race/ethnicity group for the age-adjusted percentage of any diabetes medication use, either pill(s), insulin or both, among adults with diabetes. However, during this period, diabetes medication use was highest among blacks. In 2007, the age-adjusted percentage of any diabetes medication use among adults with diabetes was about 76% for whites, 85% for blacks, and 76% for Hispanics.

Age-standardized Percent of Adults with Diabetes Using Diabetes Medication, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1997-2007. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.
 

  Race/Ethnicity
Year White Black Hispanic
1997 75.9 81.8 76.9
1998 75.6 82.0 79.8
1999 77.7 82.1 81.2
2000 79.2 83.3 80.3
2001 79.5 86.5 79.2
2002 78.6 87.5 79.8
2003 78.7 87.5 78.8
2004 80.0 83.4 79.7
2005 78.1 83.8 77.2
2006 77.8 83.7 78.3
2007 76.3 85.1 75.9

 

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

Page last modified: February 17, 2009
Page last reviewed: February 17, 2009