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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2014 Sep 16;47(6):780–787. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.07.039

Table 3.

Prevalence of diabetes screening criteria and having a diabetes screening test according to ADA criteria

NHANES 2005–2010
Prevalence of Screening
Criteria
Blood Test for Diabetes
in Past 3 Years
% 95% CIh % 95% CI
ADA Criteria
Overweight 66.4 65.0, 67.9 47.7 46.3, 49.0
Adults who are overweight (BMI≥25 kg/m2) AND
Risk Factors
  Physical inactivitya 12.7 11.7, 13.7 50.6 48.4, 52.8
  First-degree relative with diabetes 25.4 24.3, 26.4 54.7 52.6, 56.7
  High Risk Race/Ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic black 7.9 6.7, 9.3 50.5 48.3, 52.7
    Hispanic 9.4 7.6, 11.5 41.5 39.5, 43.4
      Mexican American 6.3 4.9, 8.0 41.2 38.9, 43.6
  Gestational Diabetesb 5.6 5.0, 6.3 58.8 52.3, 65.3
  Hypertensionc 21.5 20.4, 22.6 61.8 59.7, 64.0
  HDL Cholesterol <35mg/dL 7.5 6.9, 8.2 42.0 38.3, 45.7
  Triglyceride level >250mg/dL 6.2 5.5, 7.1 48.9 43.3, 54.4
  Elevated glucosed 54.4 51.9, 56.8 54.1 52.2, 56.1
  Severe obesitye 5.1 4.7, 5.5 60.2 56.8, 63.6
  History of CVDr 3.8 3.5, 4.3 65.5 60.8, 70.2
Multiple Criteriag
  + 2 criteria 28.0 26.7, 29.3 46.3 43.4, 49.9
  + 3 criteria 19.2 18.0, 20.4 58.2 54.8, 61.5
  + 4 criteria 10.6 9.8, 11.5 61.9 57.1, 66.8
  + ≥5 criteria 4.7 4.1, 5.4 63.9 58.9, 68.9
All Adults
Age ≥45 years 49.5 47.7, 51.3 53.2 51.6, 54.8
Adults Age ≥45 years who are Overweight 34.6 33.2, 36.1 56.9 55.1, 58.8
  + 2 criteriag 28.8 26.4, 31.3 57.0 53.5, 60.6
  + 3 criteria 23.1 21.8, 24.5 64.1 59.7, 68.5
  + 4 criteria 13.7 12.3, 15.1 67.9 61.5, 74.3
  + ≥5 criteria 6.0 5.0, 7.2 66.1 60.1, 72.1
a

Self-report; no transportation (bike/walk), work-related (house/yard/paid job), or recreational activity

b

Self-report; diagnosed with GDM or delivered baby >9lbs.; NHANES 2007–2010

c

BP≥140/90mmHg or on therapy for hypertension

d

Elevated glucose includes A1c≥5.7%, impaired fasting glucose ≥100mg/dL, or impaired glucose tolerance ≥140mg/dL

e

BMI≥40kg/m2

f

History of CVD includes heart failure, coronary heart disease, angina, or heart attack

g

NHANES 2007–2010; Criteria include physical inactivity, first-degree relative with diabetes, high-risk race/ethnicity, gestational diabetes, hypertension, low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides, elevated glucose, severe obesity, history of CVD

h

95% CI=Confidence Interval

Study population includes adults age ≥20 years without a previous diagnosis of diabetes