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Type 2 diabetes mellitus is more prevalent in males than females. | Type 2 diabetes mellitus is more prevalent in males than females with a ratio of 1.1:1. | ||
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In the United States, the prevalence of [[diabetes mellitus]] is highest among American Indians and Alaska Natives, followed by non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican Americans. The lowest incidence of diabetes in the United States is among the non-Hispanic whites<ref name="pmid24733192">{{cite journal |vauthors=Selvin E, Parrinello CM, Sacks DB, Coresh J |title=Trends in prevalence and control of diabetes in the United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2010 |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=160 |issue=8 |pages=517–25 |year=2014 |pmid=24733192 |pmc=4442608 |doi=10.7326/M13-2411 |url=}}</ref><ref name="CDC">National Diabetes Statistics Report 2014 http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/statsreport14/national-diabetes-report-web.pdf. Accessed on Nov 19, 2016</ref>. | In the United States, the prevalence of [[diabetes mellitus]] is highest among American Indians and Alaska Natives, followed by non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican Americans. The lowest incidence of diabetes in the United States is among the non-Hispanic whites<ref name="pmid24733192">{{cite journal |vauthors=Selvin E, Parrinello CM, Sacks DB, Coresh J |title=Trends in prevalence and control of diabetes in the United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2010 |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=160 |issue=8 |pages=517–25 |year=2014 |pmid=24733192 |pmc=4442608 |doi=10.7326/M13-2411 |url=}}</ref><ref name="CDC">National Diabetes Statistics Report 2014 http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/statsreport14/national-diabetes-report-web.pdf. Accessed on Nov 19, 2016</ref>. | ||
===Socioeconomic Status=== | |||
The prevalence of type 2 DM is higher among those with low socioeconomic status. Approximately 75% of patients with diabetes live in low to middle income countries. | |||
===Geographic Distribution=== | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology
Prevalence
In 2011, about 336 million people had type 2 diabetes mellitus worldwide. This is approximately 5,000 per 100,000. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the U.S is estimated at 7000 to 9,300 per 100,000[1]. Approximately 20% of the population over age 65 have type 2 DM.
Incidence
In the United States, approximately 4100 people are diagnosed with diabetes. 90-95% of these are type 2 diabetes diagnoses.[2]
Demographics
Age
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is approximately 20% among people older than 65 years old, compared to a prevalence of approximately 5% in the general population.
Gender
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is more prevalent in males than females with a ratio of 1.1:1.
Race
In the United States, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is highest among American Indians and Alaska Natives, followed by non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican Americans. The lowest incidence of diabetes in the United States is among the non-Hispanic whites[3][1].
Socioeconomic Status
The prevalence of type 2 DM is higher among those with low socioeconomic status. Approximately 75% of patients with diabetes live in low to middle income countries.
Geographic Distribution
The
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Diabetes Statistics Report 2014 http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/statsreport14/national-diabetes-report-web.pdf. Accessed on Nov 19, 2016
- ↑ Zimmet, P., Alberti, K. G. M. M., Shaw, J. Global and societal implications of the diabetes epidemic. Nature 2001, 414, 782-787.
- ↑ Selvin E, Parrinello CM, Sacks DB, Coresh J (2014). "Trends in prevalence and control of diabetes in the United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2010". Ann. Intern. Med. 160 (8): 517–25. doi:10.7326/M13-2411. PMC 4442608. PMID 24733192.