Racial Disparities in Diabetes Mortality Among Persons Aged 1-19 Years—United States, 1979-2004

Racial Disparities in Diabetes Mortality Among Persons Aged 1-19 Years—United States, 1979-2004

Akinbami et al present the results of CDC's analysis on deaths to assess US racial disparities in diabetes among persons aged 1-19 years for the period 1979-2004. Results show that diabetes death rates for black youths were approximately twice those for white youths. During 2003-2004, the annua...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2008-03, Vol.299 (10), p.1129-1130
Hauptverfasser: Akinbami, LJ, Saydah, SH, Eberhardt, MS, Polakowski, LL
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Children & youth
Diabetes
Inequality
Minority & ethnic groups
Mortality
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Zusammenfassung:Akinbami et al present the results of CDC's analysis on deaths to assess US racial disparities in diabetes among persons aged 1-19 years for the period 1979-2004. Results show that diabetes death rates for black youths were approximately twice those for white youths. During 2003-2004, the annual average diabetes death rate per 1 million youths was 2.46 for black youths and 0.91 for white youths. A CDC editorial note is included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.299.10.1129