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Prevalence of Glucose Intolerance in Different Countries
The most dramatic statistic on diabetes is that approximately 33% of people who have it have not
been diagnosed, and some other studies this figure may reach more than 50. This is of concern because some serious complications begin to develop early in the disease. These complications
might be prevented or delayed with earlier diagnosis and treatment. Here is a summary of other important statistics on diabetes:
Prevalence of diabetes |
- Approximately 16 million people in the USA have diabetes.
- Only 10 million (65%) have been diagnosed.
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Incidence of diabetes |
- Approximately 800,000 new cases are diagnosed per year
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Prevalence of diabetes by age |
- Age 65 years or older:
6.3 million. 18.4 percent of all people in this age group have diabetes.
- Age 20 years or older:
15.6 million. 8.2 percent of all people in this age group have diabetes.
- Under age 20:
123,000. 0.16 percent of all people in this age group have diabetes.
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Prevalence of diabetes by gender in people 20 years or older |
- Men:
7.5 million. 8.2 percent of all men have diabetes.
- Women:
8.1 million. 8.2 percent of all women have diabetes.
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Just under 10% of people with diabetes have Type 1 |
- It is the most common chronic disease in children under age 16.
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- In 30-50% of Type 1 identical twin pairs both twins have diabetes, thus its development has a genetic tendency, but less so than Type 2
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- Peoples of northern european origin have the highest prevalence.
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Less than 1% of people with diabetes have Other Specific Types |
- Several specific types have high genetic tendencies.
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- 50% of Pima Indians have a specific genetic trait for diabetes.
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4% of pregnancies are complicated by Gestational Diabetes |
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