Prevalence of Prediabetes Among Adults

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  1. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020
  2. Prevalence of Both Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Diabetes
  3. Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes
  4. Incidence of Newly Diagnosed Diabetes
  5. Prevalence of Prediabetes Among Adults
  6. Risk Factors for Diabetes-Related Complications
  7. Preventing Diabetes-Related Complications
  8. Coexisting Conditions and Complications
  9. Appendix
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  • An estimated 88 million adults aged 18 years or older had prediabetes in 2018 (Table 3).
  • Among US adults aged 18 years or older, crude estimates for 2013–2016 were:
    • 34.5% of all US adults had prediabetes, based on their fasting glucose or A1C level (Table 3).
    • 10.5% of adults had prediabetes based on both elevated fasting plasma glucose and A1C levels (Appendix Table 5).
    • 15.3% of adults with prediabetes reported being told by a health professional that they had this condition (Table 3).

Among US adults aged 18 years or older, age-adjusted data for 2013–2016 indicated:

  • A higher percentage of men (37.4%) than women (29.2%) had prediabetes (Appendix Table 6).
  • Prevalence of prediabetes was similar among all racial/ethnic groups and education levels (Appendix Table 6).
Table 3. Estimated number, percentage, and awareness of prediabetesa among adults aged 18 years or older, United States, 2013–2016 and 2018
Characteristic Prediabetes,a
2018 Estimates
Number in millions (95% CI) 		Prediabetes,a
2013–2016 Estimates
Percentage (95% CI) 		Prediabetes Awareness,b
2013–2016 Estimates
Percentage (95% CI)
Total 88.0 (82.2–93.8) 34.5 (32.2–36.9) 15.3 (12.8–18.3)
Age in years
18–44 28.7 (25.3–32.1) 24.3 (21.4–27.4) 8.8 (5.9–13.0)
45–64 35.1 (33.0–37.3) 41.7 (39.1–44.4) 16.0 (12.8–19.8)
≥65 24.2 (22.0–26.4) 46.6 (42.3–51.0) 22.6 (17.2–29.1)
Sex
Men 40.9 (37.6–44.3) 38.0 (34.5–41.2) 11.4 (8.5–15.2)
Women 47.1 (42.9–51.3) 31.2 (28.6–34.0) 19.8 (15.9–24.5)
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic 33.9 (30.7–37.2) 38.0 (34.5–41.2) 15.8 (12.2–20.1)
Black, non-Hispanic 11.4 (10.4–12.5) 36.9 (33.5–40.1) 16.8 (13.6–20.5)
Asian, non-Hispanic 5.0 (4.5–5.4) 32.8 (29.6–36.2) 9.8 (6.1–15.6)
Hispanic 14.6 (13.5–15.8) 35.4 (32.6–38.3) 10.8 (8.1–14.3)

Note: CI = confidence interval. Data are crude estimates (See Detailed Methods).
a Prediabetes was defined as fasting plasma glucose values of 100 to 125 mg/dL or A1C values of 5.7% to 6.4%.
b Prediabetes awareness was based on self-report and estimated only among adults with prediabetes.
Data sources: 2013–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; 2018 US Census Bureau data.

Trends in Prevalence of Prediabetes Among Adults

  • There were no significant changes in age-adjusted prevalence of prediabetes from 2005–2008 to 2013–2016 (Appendix Table 7). About one-third of US adults had prediabetes over the entire period.
  • Among adults with prediabetes, the age-adjusted percentage aware that they had this condition doubled from 6.5% to 13.3% between 2005–2008 and 2013–2016 (Appendix Table 7).
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Page last reviewed: June 30, 2020
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