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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation
The USPSTF recommends screening for type 2 diabetes in adults with hypertension or hyperlipidemia.
Rating: "B" Recommendation.
FACTS - Diabetes affects a substantial number of U.S. adults: on the basis of NHANES 1999-2000, a total of 8.3% of people age 20 or older or nearly 17 million people had either diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes. This percent increased to 19.2% for people age 60 and older.1
- Non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican Americans have a disproportionately high prevalence of diabetes compared with non-Hispanic whites.1
This service's technical report will be released at a later date. Each service's technical report includes details on the literature used and approach taken to estimate this service's health impact and cost effectiveness.
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in adults - United States, 1999-2000. MMWR 2003; 52(35);833-837.
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