The study, published in the Journal of American Medical Association, found that the prevalence of diabetes among U.S. adults was 12 percent to 14 percent in 2012 while the prevalence of prediabetes was 37 percent to 38 percent.
In addition, the prevalence of diabetes for all American adults went up, from nearly 10 percent to over 12 percent between 1988 and 2012.
Diabetes prevalence also went up in every age, sex, level of education, income and racial and ethnic subgroup, said the study, which used results from a large national health survey.
By Ruchi Singh
reporter
Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com
