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Distribution by Age of
Persons With Self-Reported Diabetes
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The third National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) was a national examination
study conducted in the United States with the goals of: estimating the
prevalence of selected diseases and risk factors; estimating population
reference distributions of certain health parameters; documenting and
investigating reasons for secular trends in selected diseases and risk
factors; contributing to an understanding of disease etiology; and
investigating the natural history of selected diseases. The NHANES III sample
was selected from 81 counties between 1988 and 1994. Approximately 40,000
people 2 months old were selected to be interviewed and have a physical
examination in a mobile examination center. Accordingly, data from NHANES III
were self-reported or obtained during a physical exam. NHANES III included
16,705 participants 18 to 75 years old, with 1,026 participants reporting
having received a physician’s diagnosis of diabetes prior to participation.
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BRFSS is an on-going data
collection program in which all states, the District of Columbia, and three
territories have been participating since 1994. BRFSS data are collected by
random-digit telephone surveys and designed to monitor state-level prevalence
of the major behavioral risks among adults associated with premature
morbidity and mortality. BRFSS data are self-reported. In 1995, there were
103,929 participants 18 to 75 years old. A total of 3,059 reported receiving
a physician’s diagnosis of diabetes and completed the diabetes module.
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References:
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Saaddine JB, Engelgau MM,
Beckles GL, Gregg EW, Thompson TJ, Narayan KM. A diabetes report card for the
United States: quality of care in the 1990s. Ann Intern Med. 2002 Apr
16;136(8):565-574.
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