Diabetes and Hispanic Americans

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Diabetes and Hispanic Americans
The Office of Minority Health

According to a national examination survey, Mexican Americans are twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician. They have higher rates of end-stage renal disease, caused by diabetes, and they are 50% more likely to die from diabetes as non-Hispanic whites.

* Mexican American adults were 2 times more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have been diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.
* In 2002, Hispanics were 1.5 times as likely to start treatment for end-stage renal disease related to diabetes, compared to non-Hispanic white men.
* In 2005, Hispanics were 1.6 times as likely as non-Hispanic Whites to die from diabetes.

NOTE: Please visit the website to view the statistical tables for Diabets and Hispanic Americans.