Fraction of USA population with diabetes mellitus

Value 7.8 %
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference van Belle TL, Coppieters KT, von Herrath MG. Type 1 diabetes: etiology, immunology, and therapeutic strategies. Physiol Rev. 2011 Jan91(1):79-118. p.80 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID21248163
Comments According to the American Center for Disease Control, 23.6 million people, 7.8% of the population, have T1D or T2D, and 1.6 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2007.
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