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. 2025 Feb 27;333(14):1255-1257.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.28513. Online ahead of print.

Prevalence and Control of Diabetes Among US Adults, 2013 to 2023

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Prevalence and Control of Diabetes Among US Adults, 2013 to 2023

Kosuke Inoue et al. JAMA. .
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This study uses data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to evaluate trends in the prevalence and control of diabetes among US adults overall and by age and sex between 2013 and 2023.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures:Dr Inoue receives research support from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23KK0240), the Japan Science and Technology (JST PRESTO; JPMJPR23R2), the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED; JP22rea522107), and the Program for the Development of Next-generation Leading Scientists with Global Insight (L-INSIGHT) sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan. Dr Wadhera receives research support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL164561, R01HL174549) and the National Institute of Nursing Research (R01NR021686) at the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association Established Investigator Award, and the Donaghue Foundation. He also serves as a consultant for Abbott, CVS Health, and Chambercardio outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Mean HbA1c Level and Glycemic Control Among Adults With a Diagnosis of Diabetes by Age and Sex, 2013-2023
A and C, Mean hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels among subgroups of adults with a health care diagnosis of diabetes (unweighted n = 3541) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2013-2014 to 2021-2023. B and D, Nationally representative estimates of the prevalence of glycemic control, defined as an HbA1c level less than 7.0% among subgroups of adults with a health care diagnosis of diabetes. Unweighted sample sizes were 351 for adults aged 20 to 44 years, 1535 for those aged 45 to 64 years, 1655 for those 65 years or older, 1848 for males, and 1693 for females. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals.

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