From 2017 to March 2020, around 22 percent of men in the United States who had less than a high school diploma suffered from diabetes. This statistic shows the age adjusted prevalence of diabetes among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and education.
Prevalence of diabetes among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and education
Diabetes is defined as having answered “yes” to a question asking if they have been told they have diabetes, have a fasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL, or have a
hemoglobin A1c greater than or equal to 6.5%. Fasting weights were used.
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