CDC's Diabetes Program - Data & Trends - Prevalence of Diabetes - Age-Specific Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2004

Age-Specific Percentage of Civilian, Noninstitutionalized Population with Diagnosed Diabetes, by Race and Sex, United States, 2006

In general, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes was higher for blacks than for whites and Asians across all age groups. In general, regardless of race/ethnicity and sex, prevalence tended to be highest among persons aged 65 years or older and lowest among persons younger than 45 years of age.

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Race	Sex	Age
		0–44		45–64		65–74		75+
		Percent	Std Error	Percent	Std Error	Percent	Std Error	Percent	Std Error
White	Male	1.4	0.12	10.2	0.43	18.7	0.97	17.4	1.10
White	Female	1.6	0.12	9.2	0.39	15.6	0.88	14.3	0.81
Black	Male	2.2	0.28	16.7	1.30	24.2	2.59	23.7	3.56
Black	Female	2.5	0.31	15.2	1.12	34.0	2.39	25.7	2.47
Asian/Pacific Islander	Male	1.2	0.45	11.1	1.93	15.2	4.63	30.6	8.90
Asian/Pacific Islander	Female	0.9	0.39	8.3	1.86	17.1	4.32	25.4	6.41

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Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. U.S. Bureau of the Census, census of the population and population estimates. Data computed by the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Age-Specific Percentage of Civilian, Noninstitutionalized Population with Diagnosed Diabetes, by Race and Sex, United States, 2006