Percentage of Adults with Diagnosed Diabetes Reporting Fair or Poor General Health, by Age, United States, 1994–2010
From 1994 to 2010, the percentage of adults with diagnosed diabetes who reported that in general their health was fair or poor slightly increased for adults aged 18-44 years (30.8% to 44.2%) and slightly decreased for adults over age 44 years as follows: 45–64 years (54.1% to 47.6%), 65–74 years (52.5% to 45.0%), and 75 years or older (57.5% to 46.2%). Throughout the period, the percentage of adults with diagnosed diabetes reporting fair or poor general health was lower among those aged 18–44 compared with those older. However, in 2010, the percentages were similar across the age groups, 44.2% for those aged 18–44, 47.6% for those aged 45–64, 45.0% for those aged 65–74, and 46.2% for those aged 75 years or older.
|
Year |
Age Group |
Total | Age-Adjusted |
|
18–44 |
45–64 |
65–74 |
75+ |
|
Percent |
Std Error |
Percent |
Std Error |
Percent |
Std Error |
Percent |
Std Error |
Percent |
Std Error |
Percent |
Std Error |
|
1994 |
30.8 |
2.5 |
54.1 |
1.8 |
52.5 |
2.2 |
57.5 |
2.8 |
50.1 |
1.1 |
41.9 |
1.5 |
|
1995 |
37.8 |
2.8 |
51.2 |
2.2 |
52.7 |
2.0 |
54.2 |
2.7 |
49.7 |
1.2 |
44.4 |
1.6 |
|
1996 |
35.6 |
2.5 |
51.5 |
1.5 |
52.1 |
1.9 |
51.1 |
2.4 |
49.0 |
1.0 |
43.1 |
1.4 |
|
1997 |
34.1 |
2.3 |
50.0 |
1.5 |
51.5 |
1.8 |
57.2 |
2.1 |
48.8 |
0.9 |
42.3 |
1.3 |
|
1998 |
36.8 |
2.1 |
48.9 |
1.4 |
48.7 |
1.7 |
54.3 |
2.0 |
47.6 |
0.9 |
42.9 |
1.2 |
|
1999 |
38.9 |
2.4 |
48.8 |
1.4 |
48.8 |
1.7 |
48.9 |
2.1 |
47.3 |
0.9 |
43.6 |
1.4 |
|
2000 |
44.6 |
2.9 |
49.0 |
1.3 |
50.1 |
1.6 |
49.3 |
2.1 |
48.5 |
0.9 |
46.8 |
1.6 |
|
2001 |
38.9 |
1.8 |
50.5 |
1.2 |
48.7 |
1.4 |
54.0 |
1.7 |
48.7 |
0.7 |
44.5 |
1.0 |
|
2002 |
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. |
|
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|
|
2003 |
42.5 |
1.9 |
50.9 |
1.0 |
50.5 |
1.3 |
53.0 |
1.4 |
49.6 |
0.7 |
46.6 |
1.1 |
|
2004 |
41.6 |
1.8 |
50.4 |
1.0 |
50.2 |
1.3 |
49.9 |
1.5 |
48.8 |
0.7 |
45.7 |
1.0 |
|
2005 |
43.4 |
1.8 |
50.5 |
0.8 |
49.4 |
1.2 |
52.1 |
1.2 |
49.3 |
0.6 |
46.7 |
1.0 |
|
2006 |
40.4 |
1.8 |
49.2 |
0.9 |
49.6 |
1.1 |
49.8 |
1.2 |
48.0 |
0.6 |
44.6 |
1.0 |
|
2007 |
41.6 |
1.6 |
48.7 |
0.7 |
48.4 |
0.9 |
48.8 |
1.0 |
47.5 |
0.5 |
44.9 |
0.9 |
| 2008
|
38.6 |
1.5 |
47.7 |
0.7 |
48.3 |
0.8 |
49.1 |
0.9 |
46.5 |
0.5 |
43.0 |
0.8 |
| 2009 |
40.6 |
1.6 |
47.6 |
0.6 |
43.6 |
0.7 |
47.1 |
0.8 |
45.4 |
0.4 |
43.5 |
0.9 |
| 2010 |
44.2 |
1.4 |
47.6 |
0.6 |
45.0 |
0.7 |
46.2 |
0.7 |
46.2 |
0.4 |
45.5 |
0.8 |
|
Methods & Limitations
Data Source: Information came from the CDC's
Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System. The data were computed by CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation personnel.
Page last modified: September 20, 2011
Page last reviewed: September 20, 2011
