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American Indians/Alaska Natives are more than twice as likely to be told by a physician that they have diabetes as their non-Hispanic white counterparts. They also are almost twice as likely to die from diabetes as non-Hispanic whites. Data is limited for this population.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes:
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
American Indian/Alaska Native
White
American Indian/Alaska Native/ White Ratio
Men and Women
17.5
6.6
2.7
Men
18.2
7.2
2.5
Women
16.2
6.2
2.6
Source: CDC 2010. Health Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Population: United States, 2004-2008. Table 4. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr020.pdf [PDF |304KB]
American Indian/Native American
Non-Hispanic White
American Indian/Native American/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
17.6
7.3
2.4
Source: CDC 2016. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2014. Table A-4. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm
At a glance – Prevalence Rate:
National Diabetes Surveillance System Data not available at this time.
At a glance – Death Rate:
African Americans/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Male
37.9
23.1
1.6
Female
30.9
14.9
2.1
Total
34.1
18.6
1.8
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 | 1.68MB]
At a Glance – Risk Factors:
There are severak risk factors related to diabetes. Some of these risk factors are: Obesity and Overweight – See Obesity and American Indians/Native Americans Hypertension – See Heart Disease and American Indians/Native Americans High Cholesterol – See Heart Disease and American Indians/Native Americans Cigarette Smoking – See Heart Disease and American Indians/Native Americans
At a Glance – Treatment:
American Indian/Alaska Native/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
64.3
68.0
0.9
Source:C DC, 2016. Healthy People 2020 Database. Table D-9. http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/Data/default.aspx
American Indian/Native American / Non- Hispanic White Ratio
317.5
119.4
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