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Diabetes and Asians and Pacific Islanders

Asian Americans are 20 percent less likely than non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes, however they have additional risk factors.

Asian Americans are 10 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than non-Hispanic whites.
Asians are 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with end stage renal disease than non-Hispanic whites.
In 2009, Asian Americans were 10 percent less likely than non-Hispanic whites to have a retinal eye examination.

At a Glance – Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes:

National Health Interview Survey, NHIS

**Age-adjusted percentages of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes, 2014**
Asians	Non-Hispanic White	Asians / White Ratio
7.9	7.3	1.1

Source: CDC 2016. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2014. Table A-4.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

BRFSS, REACH 2010 Surveys

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults (men and women) diagnosed with diabetes, 2001-2002**
Population	% Diagnosed with Diabetes	Ratio vs. General Population
Asians/Pacific Islanders	7.8	1.1
U.S. General Public	7.0	--
Cambodians (Lowell, MA)	5.1	0.7
Vietnamese (LA, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties, CA)	5.3	0.8

Source: CDC, 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report:53(33): 760-765, Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5333.pdf [PDF | 358.8 KB]

At a Glance – Prevalence Rate:

**Age-adjusted prevalence of diagnosed diabetes per 100 population (2014)**
	Asian American	White	Asian American/White Ratio
Men	5.8	6.3	0.9
Women	5.7	5.3	1.1
Total	5.8	5.7	1.0

Source: CDC 2016. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/prevalence_national.htm

At a Glance – Death Rate:

**Age-Adjusted Diabetes Death Rates per 100,000 (2013)**
	Asian American/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American/Pacific Islanders/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Male	19.4	23.1	0.8
Female	13.1	14.9	0.9
Total	15.8	18.6	0.8

Source: CDC, 2014. National Vital Statistic Report. Vol. 64, Num 2 Table 17 and Table 16.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_02.pdf [PDF | 1.68 MB]

At a Glance – Risk Factors:

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

Obesity and Overweight – See Obesity and Asians and Pacific Islanders

Hypertension – See Heart Disease and Asians and Pacific Islanders

High Cholesterol – See Heart Disease and Asians and Pacific Islanders

Cigarette Smoking – See Heart Disease and Asians and Pacific Islanders

At a Glance – Treatment:

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had received an influenza immunization, 2012**
Asians	Non-Hispanic White	Asians / White Ratio
62.7	65.0	1.0

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2b [Accessed 05/05/2016]
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, 2012**
Asians	Non-Hispanic White	Asians / White Ratio
72.2	69.4	1.0

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2b [Accessed 05/05/2016]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination, 2009**
Asians	Non-Hispanic White	Asians / White Ratio
52.8	61.3	0.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2b [Accessed 05/05/2016]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

BRFSS, REACH 2010 Surveys

**Age-adjusted percentage of diabetics (men and women) who had received an influenza immunization in the past year, 2001-2002 (BRFSS, REACH 2010 Surveys)**
Population	% Received Influenza Vaccination	Ratio vs. General Population
Asians/Pacific Islanders	75.2	1.1
U.S. General Public	66.4	--
Cambodians (Lowell, MA)	77.2	1.2
Vietnamese (LA, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties, CA)	82.5	1.2

Source: CDC, 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: 53(33): 760-765, Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5333.pdf [PDF | 358.8 KB]

**Age-adjusted percentage of diabetics who had a foot exam, 2001-2002 (BRFSS, REACH 2010 Surveys)**
Population	% received foot exam	Ratio vs. General Population
Asians/Pacific Islanders	57.9	0.9
U.S. General Public	65.6	--
Cambodians (Lowell, MA)	59.5	0.9
Vietnamese (LA, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties, CA)	46.0	0.7

Source: CDC, 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: 53(33): 760-765, Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5333.pdf [PDF | 358.8 KB]

**Age-adjusted percentage of diabetics who had an eye exam, 2001-2002 (BRFSS, REACH 2010 Surveys)**
Population	% received eye exam	Ratio vs. General Population
Asians/Pacific Islanders	52.2	0.9
U.S. General Public	61.4
Cambodians (Lowell, MA)	65.3	1.1
Vietnamese (LA, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties, CA)	69.5	1.1

Source: CDC, 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: 53(33): 760-765, Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5333.pdf [PDF | 358.8 KB]

**Hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations, age 18 and over with diabetes, 2012 (rate per 1,000 population)**
Asian American (non-Hispanic)	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
4.7	12.5	0.4

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_3_5_2.2a [Accessed 05/05/2016]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

**Age-adjusted end stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes, 2010 (rate per million)**
Asian American (non-Hispanic)	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
187.3	119.4	1.6

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_3_6_1.1 [Accessed 05/05/2016]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Last Modified: 12/27/2016 12:48:47 PM

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