Table 1.
Characteristics of U.S. Adults Aged ≥ 40 years (%, SE) According to Diabetes and Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) Status, NHANES, 1999–2004
| No Diabetes | Diabetes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No PN | PN | No PN | PN | |
| Unweighted N | 5037 | 905 | 838 | 357 |
| % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | |
| Mean age, years | 54.9 (0.2) | 63.3 (0.7) | 60.3 (0.5) | 64.3 (1.0) |
| Age in years | ||||
| 40–49 | 40.7 (1.1) | 19.0 (2.1) | 20.1 (1.9) | 12.2 (2.8) |
| 50–59 | 28.6 (0.9) | 22.9 (1.7) | 29.1 (2.2) | 22.1 (3.0) |
| 60–69 | 16.2 (0.7) | 21.9 (1.6) | 28.2 (1.8) | 28.1 (3.1) |
| 70–79 | 10.6 (0.4) | 22.2 (1.6) | 17.1 (1.5) | 26.9 (3.1) |
| 80+ | 4.0 (0.3) | 13.9 (1.1) | 5.5 (0.6) | 10.7 (1.7) |
| Male | 45.5 (0.6) | 61.1 (1.7) | 47.9 (2.3) | 65.5 (3.6) |
| Race-ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 80.7 (1.4) | 80.6 (1.8) | 63.8 (3.4) | 69.6 (3.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 7.8 (0.8) | 9.2 (1.2) | 13.8 (1.9) | 13.2 (2.3) |
| Hispanic | 3.9 (0.8) | 5.2 (1.3) | 7.5 (2.5) | 2.8 (1.3) |
| Other | 7.7 (0.8) | 5.1 (0.9) | 14.9 (1.9) | 14.4 (3.1) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 17.0 (0.8) | 27.2 (2.3) | 30.7 (1.9) | 34.9 (3.7) |
| High school or equivalent | 26.3 (0.9) | 26.4 (2.0) | 24.4 (1.9) | 31.0 (3.3) |
| College and above | 56.8 (1.3) | 46.3 (2.6) | 44.9 (2.2) | 34.2 (3.7) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| <25.0 | 31.7 (1.2) | 25.9 (1.7) | 16.4 (1.9) | 13.5 (2.5) |
| 25.0–29.9 | 38.5 (0.9) | 39.4 (2.5) | 32.9 (2.1) | 32.5 (3.6) |
| ≥30.0 | 29.7 (1.0) | 34.7 (2.8) | 50.6 (2.8) | 54.0 (3.6) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never | 47.1 (1.0) | 43.1 (2.4) | 46.7 (2.9) | 44.6 (3.6) |
| Former | 32.1 (1.0) | 38.8 (2.2) | 34.9 (2.5) | 38.1 (4.0) |
| Current | 20.7 (0.7) | 18.2 (1.8) | 18.4 (1.6) | 17.4 (3.1) |
| Drinking status | ||||
| Never | 11.2 (1.1) | 15.5 (1.7) | 18.3 (1.8) | 20.9 (2.6) |
| Former | 19.4 (1.2) | 24.6 (2.0) | 34.3 (2.2) | 36.9 (4.3) |
| Current | 69.4 (1.8) | 59.9 (2.4) | 47.4 (2.8) | 42.2 (4.6) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 8.3 (0.5) | 16.6 (1.5) | 19.0 (1.6) | 30.6 (3.8) |
| Hypertension | 39.0 (1.1) | 52.8 (2.3) | 63.4 (2.1) | 71.1 (3.2) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 33.2 (0.9) | 34.6 (2.0) | 49.2 (2.5) | 46.3 (4.1) |
| Peripheral artery diseasea | 4.2 (0.3) | 8.3 (1.0) | 7.6 (1.5) | 17.7 (3.3) |
| Cancer | 10.6 (0.4) | 17.0 (1.5) | 14.6 (1.6) | 19.5 (2.8) |
| Hemoglobin A1c, % (SE) | 5.4 (0.01) | 5.5 (0.01) | 7.4 (0.07) | 7.6 (0.13) |
a
In the sub-population with PAD data (N=6101)