Self-reported diabetes in Mexican Americans: HHANES 1982-84
Perez-Stable, E.J.; McMillen, M.M.; Harris, M.I.; Juarez, R.Z.; Knowler, W.C.; Stern, M.P.; Haynes, S.G.
American Journal of Public Health 79(6): 770-772
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0090-0036 PMID: 2786349 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.79.6.770
Accession: 002218357
In the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) of 3,928 Mexican Americans ages 20-74 years, the age-adjusted prevalence of self-reported diabetes was 6.8 percent among men and 7.6 percent among women. Comparable age-adjusted rates for the US population in a national survey were 2.9 percent in men and 3.8 percent in women. The prevalence of diabetes in Mexican Americans is greater in older age groups, was similar in men and women, and among women only was inversely associated with education.