QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed Diabetes, by Disability Status and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020

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In 2020, 25.7% of adults aged ≥18 years with disability had diagnosed diabetes compared with 7.7% of those without disability.
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Authors: Nazik Elgaddal, MS, and Julie D. Weeks, PhD

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The figure is a bar chart showing percentage of adults aged ≥18 years with diagnosed diabetes, by disability status and age group, during 2020 in the United States according to the National Health Interview Survey.
Percentage of adults aged ≥18 years with diagnosed diabetes, by disability status and age group

In 2020, 25.7% of adults aged ≥18 years with disability had diagnosed diabetes compared with 7.7% of those without disability.

For each age group, those with disability were more likely to have diabetes: adults aged 18–44 years (8.3% versus 2.2%), 45–64 years (25.3% versus 9.9%), and ≥65 years (34.2% versus 17.8%).

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

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104a6.htm

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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