2005 National Diabetes Fact Sheet
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Graph title: Estimated total prevalence of diabetes in people aged 20
years or older, by age group—United States, 2005
Explanation: This graph shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 20 years
or older who had diabetes in the year 2005. The percentage of adults
with diabetes was 2.4% among those aged 20-39 years, 10.1% among those
aged 40-59 years, and 20.9% among those aged 60 years and older.
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Graph title: Estimated age-adjusted total prevalence of diabetes in
people aged 20 years or older, by race/ethnicity—United States, 2005
Explanation: This graph compares the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes
among U.S. adults aged 20 years or older by race and ethnicity. In the
year 2005, the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes was 17.9% among
American Indians and Alaska Natives, 14.8% among non-Hispanic blacks,
13.7% among Hispanic/Latino Americans, and 8% among non-Hispanic whites.
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Graph title: Estimated number of new cases of diagnosed diabetes in people
aged 20 years or older, by age group —United States, 2005
Explanation: This graph displays the number of new cases of diagnosed diabetes
among U.S. adults aged 20 years or older. In the year 2005, there were about
202,000 new cases among people aged 20-39 years; 727,000 new cases among
people aged 40-59 years; and 575,000 among people aged 60 years and older.
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Graph title: Treatment with insulin or oral medications among adults with
diagnosed diabetes—United States, 2001–2003
Explanation: This graph displays the distribution of insulin and oral medication
treatment among U.S. adults aged 20 years or older with diagnosed diabetes in
2001–2003. Fifty-seven percent were treated with only oral medication, 12%
received insulin and oral medication, 16% received only insulin, and 15%
received neither oral medication nor insulin.
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