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Diagnosed Diabetes Rising in US
An investigating team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Saturday
June 11, 2005, at the American Diabetes Association's 65th Annual Scientific Sessions in San Diego,
California.that between 1997 and 2003, the incidence of diabetes among US adults jumped 41%.
According to the team leader, Dr. Linda S. Geiss, investigators evaluated data from the 1997-2003
National Health Interview Surveys to clarify the trends in diabetes incidence.
Dr. Linda S. Geiss says; "we've certainly seen an increase in obesity over the last few years, so we
would expect to see an increase in diabetes. Among individuals age 18 to 79 years, the incidence rose
from 4.9 to 6.9 per 1000 population, with the increase following a linear trend over time in most age groups
The investigators reported that after adjusting for age, the researchers found that diabetes incidence increased
significantly among non-Hispanic whites, those with at least a high school education, nonsmokers, and obese
persons. The researchers saw increases among both men and women, and among those physically active and
inactive.
In 2003 alone, nearly 60% of new cases were obese, and an additional 30% were overweight.
Dr. Geiss noted: "We thought that if there was extreme enhanced case detection going on that we would identify people with
diabetes at a younger, healthier stage. We didn't find much evidence for that."
And she continued: "recent research has shown that diabetes can be prevented or delayed through moderate lifestyle changes, like increasing weight loss and increasing exercise,"
Her group's data suggest that "we need to focus on high risk folks and develop and deliver good lifestyle interventions to help stop the increasing incidence of diabetes."
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