pmcMMWR Morb Mortal Wkly RepMMWR Morb Mortal Wkly RepWRMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report0149-21951545-861XCenters for Disease Control and Prevention350852219351526mm7104a610.15585/mmwr.mm7104a6Quick StatsQuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed Diabetes,† by Disability Status§ and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020Reported by: Nazik Elgaddal, MS, nelgaddal@cdc.gov, 301-458-4538; Julie D. Weeks, PhD.28120222812022714157157https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/All material in the MMWR Series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.

In 2020, 25.7% of adults aged ≥18 years with disability had diagnosed diabetes compared with 7.7% of those without disability. For each age group, those with disability were more likely to have diabetes: adults aged 18–44 years (8.3% versus 2.2%), 45–64 years (25.3% versus 9.9%), and ≥65 years (34.2% versus 17.8%). Regardless of disability status, the percentage of adults with diagnosed diabetes increased with age.

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm

For more information on this topic, CDC recommends the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/features/disability-and-diabetes-prevention.html

With 95% CIs indicated with error bars.

Based on a positive response to the survey question, “Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that you had diabetes?” Respondents were asked not to include prediabetes or gestational diabetes.

Disability was defined by the reported level of difficulty to questions about six domains of functioning: “Do you have any difficulty… seeing, even if wearing glasses; hearing, even if wearing hearing aids; walking or climbing stairs; communicating, for example understanding or being understood; remembering or concentrating; and self-care, such as washing all over or dressing.” Response categories were “no difficulty,” “some difficulty,” “a lot of difficulty,” or “cannot do at all.” Adults who responded “a lot of difficulty” or “cannot do at all” to at least one domain were classified with disability.

Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.