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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of adults who don't know they have prediabetes — D‑02

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
41.3 percent (2017-20) *

Target:
33.2 percent  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
38.0 percent of adults aged 18 years and over, who had not been diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes, had undiagnosed prediabetes in 2013-16 *

*  Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Reduce the proportion of adults with undiagnosed prediabetes

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Data Source:  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS

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Summary

Millions of people in the United States have prediabetes, but many don’t know they have it. People with prediabetes are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Programs that help people lose weight, eat healthier, and get more physical activity can reduce the risk of prediabetes.

Topics:  Diabetes, Overweight and Obesity

Workgroup: Diabetes Workgroup

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