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Overall, diabetes in the United States rose by about
6 percent in 1999 in what the government called dramatic
evidence of an unfolding epidemic.
Cases rose sharply across almost every demographic category, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The rise is blamed
largely on obesity, which was up a startling 57
percent from 1991.
The share of the adult population diagnosed with diabetes jumped
from about 6.5 percent in 1998
to 6.9 percent in 1999,
the CDC said.
In August, the CDC reported that diabetes jumped 33 percent nationally,
to 6.5 percent, between 1990 and 1998. The rise crossed races and
age groups but was sharpest -- about 70
percent -- among people ages
30 to 39.
CDC Director Jeffrey Koplan said the effect on the nation's health
care costs will be overwhelming if the trends continue.
Diabetes Care February, 2001
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