Data & Trends

Diabetes Surveillance System

Visual Impairment

Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Visual Impairment per 100 Adults with Diabetes, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1997-2002

Although the limited number of years that the data are available limits analysis of trend, no major changes in the age-adjusted prevalence of visual impairment are apparent for any of the racial/ethnic groups examined. Throughout the time period, blacks tended to have a slightly higher prevalence of visual impairment than whites or Hispanics. In 2002, the age-adjusted prevalence of visual impairment was 19.7% for whites, 20.3% for Hispanics, and 22.7% for blacks.

Age-Standardized Prevalence of Visual Impairment per 100 Adults with Diabetes, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1997-2002. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.

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This page last reviewed July 12, 2004.

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