Diabetes and African Americans

Diabetes

African American adults are 60 percent more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have been diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.
In 2016, non-Hispanic blacks were 3.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with end stage renal disease as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
In 2016, non-Hispanic blacks were 2.3 times more likely to be hospitalized for lower limb amputations as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
In 2017, African Americans were twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes.

Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes, 2018
	Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men	13.4	8.7	1.5
Women	12.7	7.5	1.7
Total	13.0	8.0	1.6

Source: CDC 2019. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-4a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

Age-adjusted percentage of adults age 18 and over diagnosed with diabetes, 2017
African American	White	African American / White Ratio
10.9	8.0	1.4

Source: CDC 2019. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html

Age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults age 18 and over, 2013-2015
	Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men	12.2	8.1	1.5
Women	13.2	6.8	1.9
Total	12.7	7.4	1.7

Age-adjusted diabetes death rates per 100,000 (2017)
	Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male	46.6	24.0	1.9
Female	32.8	14.6	2.2
Total	38.7	18.8	2.1

Source: CDC, 2019. National Vital Statistics Report. Vol. 68, No. 9. Table 10.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf [PDF | 1.76MB]

Age-adjusted percentage of visual impairment for adults with diabetes (2016)
African American	White	African American / White Ratio
26.4	16.7	1.6

Source: CDC 2019. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html

Hospital admissions per 100,000 for uncontrolled diabetes without complications, age 18 and over, 2016
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
116.7	36.8	3.2

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 5_4_1_1_1_.2a. [Accessed 12/05/2019]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Hospital admissions per 100,000 for lower extremity amputations, age 18 and over with diabetes, 2016
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
53.5	23.0	2.3

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 5_4_1_4_1.2a [Accessed 12/05/2019]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted incidence rate per million of end stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes, 2016
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
404.6	116.8	3.5

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_3_6_1.2b [Accessed 12/05/2019]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) related to diabetes per 100,000 diabetic population, 2015
African American	White	African American / White Ratio
340.2	175.3	1.9

Source: CDC 2019. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html

There are several risk factors related to diabetes. Some of these risk factors are:

Obesity and Overweight - See Obesity and African Americans
Hypertension - See Heart Disease and African Americans
High Cholesterol - See Heart Disease and African Americans
Cigarette Smoking - See Heart Disease and African Americans

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had received an influenza immunization, 2016
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
51.9	62.0	0.8

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2b [Accessed 12/05/2019]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a foot examination, 2016
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
66.1	70.5	0.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_4_1.2b [Accessed 12/05/2019]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted percentage of adults 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination, 2016
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
61.3	65.8	0.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_3_1.2b [Accessed 12/05/2019]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted percentage of adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received 2 or more hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year, 2016
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
73.6	77.7	0.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_2_1.2b [Accessed 12/05/2019]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Last Modified: 12/19/2019 10:18:00 AM

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