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(11/16, Stobbe) reports, "The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and the biggest jump over 15 years was in Oklahoma," according to a report published Nov. 16 in the Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. "The diabetes rate in Oklahoma more than tripled, and Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama also saw dramatic increases since 1995, the study showed. The South's growing weight problem is the main explanation, said Linda Geiss, lead author of the report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
(11/16, Stobbe) reports, "The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and the biggest jump over 15 years was in Oklahoma," according to a report published Nov. 16 in the Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. "The diabetes rate in Oklahoma more than tripled, and Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama also saw dramatic increases since 1995, the study showed. The South's growing weight problem is the main explanation, said Linda Geiss, lead author of the report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
Bloomberg News (11/15, Cortez) reports that people with diabetes "made up six percent or more of the population in all 50 states in 2010, an increase from just three states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in 1995, according to the" CDC report. "Rates are increasing in tandem with obesity, which has reached epidemic proportions as physical activity levels plunge and daily calorie counts soar, according to the CDC." The report's "findings have health and economic implications as the number of Americans with diabetes is expected to continue climbing unless effective prevention and treatment efforts are established, Ann Albright, director of the CDC's division of diabetes translation, said."
(11/15, Cortez) reports that people with diabetes "made up six percent or more of the population in all 50 states in 2010, an increase from just three states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in 1995, according to the" CDC report. "Rates are increasing in tandem with obesity, which has reached epidemic proportions as physical activity levels plunge and daily calorie counts soar, according to the CDC." The report's "findings have health and economic implications as the number of Americans with diabetes is expected to continue climbing unless effective prevention and treatment efforts are established, Ann Albright, director of the CDC's division of diabetes translation, said."
CQ (11/15, Subscription Publication) reported that after using "data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an annual telephone survey of health behaviors and conditions of US adults aged 18 and older," CDC researchers "saw the largest increase in diagnosed diabetes prevalence in the South, followed by the West, Midwest, and Northeast," said Geiss "in a release announcing the findings. 'These data also reinforce findings from previous studies, which indicate that the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes is highest in the southern and Appalachian states,'" she noted.
(11/15, Subscription Publication) reported that after using "data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an annual telephone survey of health behaviors and conditions of US adults aged 18 and older," CDC researchers "saw the largest increase in diagnosed diabetes prevalence in the South, followed by the West, Midwest, and Northeast," said Geiss "in a release announcing the findings. 'These data also reinforce findings from previous studies, which indicate that the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes is highest in the southern and Appalachian states,'" she noted.
The CNN (11/15, Hagan) "The Chart" blog reports that the majority of the diabetes cases are type 2, a major risk factor for which is obesity.
(11/15, Hagan) "The Chart" blog reports that the majority of the diabetes cases are type 2, a major risk factor for which is obesity.
HealthDay (11/16, Reinberg) reports, "Some states -- especially in the South -- have fared much worse than others, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said. Eighteen states saw their rates of diabetes cases double during the 15-year period covered by the study, and in 42 states the rate jumped by 50 percent." HealthDay quotes Geiss as saying, "We know diabetes has been increasing for decades, but to see 18 states having an increase of 100 percent was shocking."
(11/16, Reinberg) reports, "Some states -- especially in the South -- have fared much worse than others, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said. Eighteen states saw their rates of diabetes cases double during the 15-year period covered by the study, and in 42 states the rate jumped by 50 percent." HealthDay quotes Geiss as saying, "We know diabetes has been increasing for decades, but to see 18 states having an increase of 100 percent was shocking."
Focusing on the states at the top and at the bottom of the list, MedPage Today (11/16, Fiore) reports, "Specifically, prevalence was highest (above 10%) in Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, and was lowest (below 7%) in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Wyoming," the report found. "Median percentage increases over the 15-year period by region were also highest in the South, at 104.2%. In the other three regions, the median increases were 62.2% in the Northeast, 66.7% in the Midwest, and 82.5% in the West." Also covering the story are Reuters (11/16, Steenhuysen) and AFP (11/16).
(11/16, Fiore) reports, "Specifically, prevalence was highest (above 10%) in Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, and was lowest (below 7%) in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Wyoming," the report found. "Median percentage increases over the 15-year period by region were also highest in the South, at 104.2%. In the other three regions, the median increases were 62.2% in the Northeast, 66.7% in the Midwest, and 82.5% in the West." Also covering the story are Reuters (11/16, Steenhuysen) and AFP (11/16).
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