Diabetes Epidemiology

New study shows diabetes higher on U.S.-Mexico border

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, December 13th, 2004

A new study shows that people living along the U.S.-Mexico border have higher rates of diabetes and are more overweight and obese than national averages in both Mexico and the United States, according to results of a survey of more than 4000 people in the border area.

The study, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Mexico Secretariat of Heath (SSA), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), showed that almost 16% of border residents suffer from type 2 diabetes. The national rate in Mexico is 14.9% and in the U.S. it is 13.9% of the population.

In addition, 74% of men and 70% of women living along the border are...

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