Income-Related Inequalities In Diabetes Have Widened Over Past Decade, CDC Study Finds
A study using data from the National Health Interview Survey estimated IRI in diagnosed diabetes in 20012018 among U.S. adults aged 18 years and older.
- A study using data from the National Health Interview Survey estimated IRI in diagnosed diabetes in 20012018 among U.S. adults aged 18 years and older.
- Results of the study, Income-Related Inequalities in Diagnosed Diabetes Prevalence among U.S.
- "We found that low-income populations are more likely to have diabetes and that income-related inequalities in diabetes appear to have widened over the past decade," said Yu Chen, Ph.D., Prevention Effectiveness Fellow in CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation.
- "This research suggests addressing factors early and developing and scaling effective type 2 diabetes prevention interventions among lower income populations can help reduce diabetes inequalities."