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Table 1 NHANES descriptive statistics by diabetes population (% or $)

From: Detecting type 2 diabetes and prediabetes among asymptomatic adults in the United States: modeling American Diabetes Association versus US Preventive Services Task Force diabetes screening guidelines

Patient characteristics

Normal glucose levels (n = 11,520)

Undiagnosed prediabetes (n = 5,804)

Diagnosed prediabetes (n = 676)

Undiagnosed diabetes (n = 1,056)

Diagnosed diabetes (n = 2,296)

Male

45

55

42

55

50

Age category

     

 Age 18-34

47

17

11

5

4

 Age 35-44

18

15

15

12

7

 Age 45-54

13

19

18

16

16

 Age 55-64

9

18

21

21

26

 Age 65-74

6

15

20

23

28

 Age 75+

7

15

16

24

19

Race and ethnicity

     

 Non-Hispanic white

73

68

72

68

63

 Non-Hispanic black

10

12

11

11

16

 Non-Hispanic other

5

7

7

5

7

 Hispanic

12

13

9

15

13

Has been diagnosed with

     

 Asthma

13

12

19

13

16

 Arthritis

17

30

46

37

49

 History of heart attack

2

5

8

8

12

 History of stroke

2

4

5

5

11

 History of cancer/malignancy

6

10

15

14

14

 High blood pressure

19

38

56

54

70

 High cholesterol

18

33

50

40

57

 Cardiovascular disease

3

8

13

14

22

Current smoker

21

21

16

20

17

Body weight status

41

25

20

17

17

 Normal

41

25

20

17

17

 Overweight

33

36

31

31

28

 Obese

26

39

50

52

55

Median annual family income (thousands of US$)

40

35

30

30

30

Has medical insurance

74

76

85

80

87

Insured through Medicaid

5

6

8

7

10

NHANES survey wave

     

 Years 2003-4

28

17

9

14

21

 Years 2005-6

26

20

22

19

20

 Years 2007-8

22

31

33

34

30

 Years 2009-10

25

32

36

33

29

  1. Source: Analysis of 2003–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Note: Body weight status is defined by body mass index (BMI): normal (BMI < 25), overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30), and obese (30 ≤ BMI).