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The High Prevalence of Diabetes in a Large Cohort of Patients Drawn From Safety Net Clinics

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Figure 1. Prevalence of diabetes among ADVANCE study patients by sex and in total (Panel A); age group (Panel B); race/ethnicity (Panel C); and BMI class (Panel D). Body mass index was calculated as measured weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

Diabetes Prevalence
Panel A. By Sex
Men 16.5%
Women 13.2%
Total 14.4%
Panel B. By Age Group, y
Aged 20-44 5.5%
Aged 45-64 21.4%
Aged ≥65 27.7%
Panel C. By Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white 11.4%
Non-Hispanic black 16.5%
Hispanic or Latino 16.1%
Asian 15.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native 15.3%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 21.9%
Panel D. BMI Class
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) 2.6%
Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) 6.4%
Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) 12.3%
Class I obesity (30–34.9 kg/m2) 18.4%
Class II obesity (35–39.9 kg/m2) 23.8%
Class III obesity (≥40 kg/m2) 29.6%

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Figure 2. Prevalence of diabetes by body mass index class for selected races and Hispanic ethnicity. Body mass index was calculated as measured weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

Race/ethnicity Body Mass Index (kg/m2) Class
<18 18–24.9 25–29.9 30–34.9 35–39.9 ≥40
Non-Hispanic white 2.4% 4.2% 8.6% 15.5% 22.0% 29.6%
Non-Hispanic Black 4.0% 9.6% 16.1% 21.3% 25.5% 28.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2% 8.7% 14.9% 20.5% 25.6% 31.0%
Asian 3.8% 12.3% 20.9% 25.4% 29.0% 34.7%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 4.0% 8.4% 13.9% 17.8% 22.0% 31.8%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 2.4% 14.5% 22.3% 28.9% 29.0% 32.1%

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