QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18 Years or Older with Disability by Diagnosed Diabetes Status and Age Group

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In 2018, among adults aged 18 years or older, those ever receiving a diagnosis of diabetes were more likely to have disability than those never receiving a diagnosis of diabetes (27.1% versus 8.1%).
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Authors: Nazik Elgaddal, MS, and Julie D. Weeks, PhD

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In 2018, among adults, those diagnosed with diabetes were more likely to have a disability than those never diagnosed of diabetes

In 2018, among adults aged 18 years or older, those ever receiving a diagnosis of diabetes were more likely to have disability than those never receiving a diagnosis of diabetes (27.1% versus 8.1%).

This pattern was consistent among adults aged 18–44 (16.3% versus 4.4%), 45–64 (24.5% versus 8.1%), and 65 years or older (33.3% versus 18.5%).

Regardless of diabetes status, the percentage of adults with disability increased with age.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6920a5.htm

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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