Diabetes and Asian Americans

Diabetes

Asian Americans are 40 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than non-Hispanic whites.
Asians are 80 percent more likely to be diagnosed with end stage renal disease than non-Hispanic whites.
From 2013-2015, Asian American women were almost 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, as compared to non-Hispanic white women.

Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes, 2018
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
11.4	8.0	1.4

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
Asian American	White	Asian American / White Ratio
8.7	8.0	1.1

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
	Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men	12.2	8.1	1.5
Women	13.2	6.8	2.9
Total	12.7	7.4	1.7

Source: CDC 2018. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2017. Table 1c.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics-report/index.html

Age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults age 18 and over, 2013-2015
Population	Percent	Population / Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Non-Hispanic White	7.4	--
Asian	12.7	1.7
Asian Indian	11.2	1.5
Chinese	4.3	0.6
Filipino	8.9	1.2
Other Asian	8.5	1.1

Source: CDC 2018. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2017. Table 1c.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics-report/index.html

Age-Adjusted Diabetes Death Rates per 100,000 (2017)
	Asian American/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American/Pacific Islander / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male	20.1	24.0	0.8
Female	13.7	14.6	0.9
Total	16.5	18.8	0.9

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]

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

Hospital admissions per 100,000 for uncontrolled diabetes without complications, age 18 and over, 2016
Non-Hispanic Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
18.1	36.8	0.5

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 Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
7.4	23.0	0.3

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
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
206.9	116.8	1.8

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_3_6_1.2a and 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 received an influenza immunization, 2016
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / White Ratio
63.8	62.0	1.0

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2a and 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
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / White Ratio
58.3	70.5	0.8

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_4_1.2a and 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 retinal eye examination, 2016
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / White Ratio
58.3	65.8	0.9

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

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

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