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New Mexico Diabetes Statistics Tables




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Table 1:
Estimated number of diagnosed and undiagnosed
cases of diabetes in New Mexico by age, 1995
Age
(years)
Diagnosed Undiagnosed Total
# % # % # %
0-19 898 0.2 32 0.01 930 0.2
20-44 10144 1.6 7739 1.2 17883 2.8
45-65 27147 8.4 21754 6.7 48901 15.1
65+ 25482 13.4 19250 10.1 44732 23.5
Total 63672 3.8 48775 2.9 112446 6.7

Table 2:
Estamated number of diagnosed and undiagnosed
cases of diabetes in New Mexico by gender, 1995
Gender Diagnosed Undiagnosed Total
# % # % # %
All Ages
Male 27463 3.3 22579 2.7 50042 6.0
Female 36208 4.2 26196 3.1 62404 7.3
Adults Only*
Male 27013 4.9 22567 4.1 49580 8.9
Female 35760 6.0 26176 4.4 61936 10.5
* Ages 20 years and older.


Table 3:
Estimated number of diagnosed and undiagnosed
cases of diabetes in New Mexico by race/ethnicity, 1995
Race/Ethnicity Diagnosed Undiagnosed Total
# % # % # %
All ages:
Non-Hispanic White 24177 2.9 23137 2.7 47314 5.6
Hispanic 29278 4.6 20050 3.2 49328 7.8
Black 1276 3.1 980 2.4 2256 5.5
Native American 8585 5.7 4276 2.9 12861 8.6
Asian 355 1.7 332 1.6 687 3.4
Adults Only*
Non-Hispanic White 23815 3.8 23137 3.7 46952 7.5
Hispanic 28877 7.3 20050 5.1 48926 12.4
Black 1251 4.8 980 3.8 2231 8.6
Native American 8488 10.1 4244 5.1 12732 15.2
Asian 343 2.6 332 2.5 675 5.0
*Ages 20 years and older




Source:

Prepared by the Diabetes Control Program, Public Health Division, New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, New Mexico, based on 1995 population estimates from the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Public Health Division, New Mexico Department of Health and prevalence estimates from:

  1. Indian Health Service;
  2. Harris MI, Hadden WC, Knowler WC, Bennett PH. Prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance and plasma glucose levels in the U.S. population aged 10-74 yr. Diabetes 1987;36:523-534;
  3. Flegal KM, Ezzati TM, Harris MI, Haynes SG, Juarez RZ, Knowler WC, Perez-Stable EJ, Stern MP. Prevalence of diabetes in Mexican Americans, Cubans, and Puerto Ricans from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-1984. Diabetes Care 1991;14:628-638; and
  4. National Diabetes Data Group. Diabetes in America, 2nd ed. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1995.

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