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Reduce the proportion of adults who don't know they have prediabetes — D‑02

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Little or no detectable change

Most Recent Data:
41.3 percent (2017-20) *

Target:
33.2 percent  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
38.0 percent of adults aged 18 years and over, who had not been diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes, had undiagnosed prediabetes in 2013-16 *

Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Reduce the proportion of adults with undiagnosed prediabetes

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Summary

Millions of people in the United States have prediabetes, but many don’t know they have it. People with prediabetes are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Programs that help people lose weight, eat healthier, and get more physical activity can reduce the risk of prediabetes.

Workgroup: Diabetes Workgroup