Group
Number or percentage who have diabetesAge ≥20 years 25.6 million or 11.3% of all people in this age group Age ≥65 years 10.9 million or 26.9% of all people in this age group Fact Sheet uses both fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c (A1c) levels to derive estimates for undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes. These tests were chosen because they are most frequently used in clinical practice.Detailed information about the data sources, methods, and references are available at http://www.cdc.gov/ diabetes/pubs/references11.htm.
Estimation methods
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