Brief Review of Prevalence of Diabetes and Diabetes Risk via A1C— Cowie 2010

This is a brief audio review.

In the article Prevalence of Diabetes and High Risk for Diabetes Using A1C Criteria in the U.S. Population in 1988–2006 published, 2010 by Cowie and Colleagues, The outcomes and key points are as noted: Based on A1C, crude prevalence of total diabetes in adults aged ≥20 years was 9.6% (20.4 million), of which 19.0% was undiagnosed (7.8% diagnosed, 1.8% undiagnosed based on A1C ≥6.5%). Another 3.5% of adults (7.4 million) were at high risk for diabetes (A1C 6.0 to <6.5%). Using A1C criteria, prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and high risk of diabetes were one-third that and one-tenth that, respectively, using glucose criteria This was a Cross-sectional, retrospective with 14611 patients who were from NHANES questionnaire/survey sample set

This concludes the brief audio review of Prevalence of Diabetes and High Risk for Diabetes Using A1C Criteria in the U.S. Population in 1988–2006 published, 2010 by Cowie and Colleagues.

Cowie CC, Rust KF, Byrd-Holt DD, Gregg EW, Ford ES, Geiss LS, Bainbridge KE, Fradkin JE. Prevalence of diabetes and high risk for diabetes using A1C criteria in the U.S. population in 1988-2006. Diabetes Care. 2010 Mar;33(3):562-8. doi: 10.2337/dc09-1524. Epub 2010 Jan 12. PMID: 20067953; PMCID: PMC2827508.