Diabetes
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| Diabetes Related Statistics for Berrien County 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey |
| Residents who have ever been told they had diabetes (Does not include gestational or pre-diabetes) |
|
Estimate |
95% Confidence Interval |
| YES |
9.1% |
6.9% |
12.1% |
| NO |
90.9% |
87.9% |
93.1% |
| |
| Residents who have ever been told they had gestational diabetes |
|
Estimate |
95% Confidence Interval |
| YES |
1.2% |
0.5% |
3.0% |
| Residents who have ever been told they had pre-diabetes |
YES |
2.1% |
1.0% |
4.1% |
| |
| Told They Have Diabetes: |
|
Estimate |
95% Confidence Interval |
| Males |
YES |
7.6% |
5.0% |
11.4% |
| NO |
92.4% |
88.6% |
95.0% |
| Females |
YES |
10.5% |
7.2% |
15.2% |
| NO |
89.5% |
84.8% |
92.8% |
| |
| By Age Group: |
|
Estimate |
95% Confidence Interval |
| 25-34 |
YES |
2.0% |
0.4% |
9.8% |
| NO |
98.0% |
90.2% |
99.6% |
| 35-44 |
YES |
4.4% |
1.4% |
13.1% |
| NO |
95.6% |
86.8% |
98.6% |
| 45-54 |
YES |
5.6% |
2.9% |
10.7% |
| NO |
94.4% |
89.3% |
97.1% |
| 55-64 |
YES |
18.3% |
11.5% |
27.7% |
| NO |
81.7% |
72.3% |
88.5% |
| 65-74 |
YES |
18.8% |
10.9% |
30.5% |
| NO |
81.2% |
69.5% |
89.1% |
| 75+ |
YES |
21.2% |
10.9% |
37.3% |
| NO |
78.8% |
62.7% |
89.1% |
The age-adjusted three-year moving average diabetes mortality rate in Berrien County increased by 6.8% from 2000–02 to 2001–03 and by 10.0% from 2001–03 to 2003–05. According to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS), 65.2% of residents are either overweight or obese, therefore, this increasing trend for diabetes-related deaths will likely continue. Approximately 161 people died in a given year from diabetes from 1989 to 2004. The crude diabetes mortality rate is slightly higher for males and African Americans in Berrien Country.
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Source: MDCH Michigan Resident Death Files
Source: MDCH Michigan Resident Death Files
Last updated July 10, 2007.
For more information, please contact
the Epidemiologist at 269-927-5639.
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