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Asian Americans are 20 percent less likely than non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes, however they have additional risk factors.
At a Glance – Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes:
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
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
Population
% Diagnosed with Diabetes
Ratio vs. General Population
Asians/Pacific Islanders
7.8
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:
Asian American
White
Asian American/White Ratio
Men
5.8
6.3
0.9
Women
5.7
Total
1.0
Source: CDC 2016. National Diabetes Surveillance System. http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/prevalence_national.htm
At a Glance – Death Rate:
Asian American/Pacific Islanders
Asian American/Pacific Islanders/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Male
19.4
23.1
Female
13.1
14.9
15.8
18.6
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]
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:
62.7
65.0
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
72.2
69.4
52.8
61.3
% Received Influenza Vaccination
75.2
66.4
77.2
1.2
82.5
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]
% received foot exam
57.9
65.6
59.5
46.0
% received eye exam
52.2
61.4
65.3
69.5
Asian American (non-Hispanic)
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
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
