Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults with Diabetes Reporting Visual Impairment, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1997–2007
From 1997 to 2007 the age-adjusted percentage of adults with diabetes reporting visual impairment decreased in all of the racial/ethnic groups examined. Throughout the time period, no clear differences in percentage reporting visual impairment were observed between all the racial/ethnic groups examined. In 2007, the age-adjusted percentage of adults with diabetes reporting visual impairment was 18.1% for whites, 17.8% for blacks, and 16.8 for Hispanics.
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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 reviewed: July 21, 2009
