Relevant Population Characteristics for Diabetes Hemoglobin A1C Tests
Relevant Population Characteristics
Members of minority racial and ethnic groups tend to have a higher risk of developing diabetes. The risk of diabetes in the Hispanic/Latino population is twice that for the non-Hispanic White population. The risk in the African American population is 60% higher than the risk for the non-Hispanic White population. The highest risk for developing diabetes is generally seen among Native Americans, where, in some tribes, over half of the adults aged 35 and older have diabetes.Related Relevant Population Characteristics Indicators:
- Utah Population Characteristics: Age Distribution of the Population
- Blood Cholesterol: Doctor-diagnosed High Cholesterol
- Blood Cholesterol Screening
- Smoking Among Adults
- Cost as a Barrier to Health Care
- Deaths due to Diabetes as Underlying Cause
- Diabetes: Gestational Diabetes
- Diabetes Prevalence
- HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) Measures: Diabetes Care - Hemoglobin A1c (A1C)
- Health Insurance Coverage
- Blood Pressure: Doctor-diagnosed Hypertension
- Obesity Among Adults
- Obesity in Pregnancy
- Overweight or Obese
- Physical Activity: Recommended Aerobic Activity Among Adults
- Prediabetes
- Utah Population Characteristics: Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Population
- Routine Medical Care Visits