Fact Sheet on Obesity and Diabetes

Fact Sheet on Obesity and Diabetes

Diabetes affects 25.8 million People which is 8.3%of the US population
18.8 million people are Diagnosed with Diabetes And 7.0 million People are undiagnosed
In the united states diabetes ranks 7th as the leading cause of Death
The major cause of heart disease and stroke is Diabetes
Greater than 60% of non-traUmATIC LOWER LIMB Amputations occur to people affected by Diabetes
The leading cause of kidney failure is diabetes
In adults ages 20-74 the Leading Cause of New cases of blindness is diabetes
Kentucky ranks 6th in the Nation for Diabetes at 10.5%
Kentucky Rates for diabetes have doubled in the past 10 years going from 4.2% to 10.5%
2 Primary preventable causes of type 2 diabetes are obesity and inactivity

People in their late 50’s or 60’s typically developed Type 2 diabetes, Now it is appearing in childhood
1 in 400 children and adolescents have diabetes
In 2007 the American Diabetes Association reported the cost of diabetes was $174 billion, $116 billion in direct medical cost, and $58 billion in indirect Cost ( disability, work loss, premature mortality
Kentucky ranks 6th in the Nation for Obesity at 31.5%

Approximately 12 million Americans are affected by diabetes and the cost is about 20 Billion per year
Between 60 - 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are obese
Diabetes is linked to a number of cancers

Kentucky ranks 3rdNationally with 21% Of children In the State being Obese
Kentucky ranks 6th nationally with 31.5% of Individuals in the state being obese
Kentucky Rates For Obesity have been on the Rise Over the Past 15 years
0.3 to 0.6 % of all children are becoming obese each year
Childhood obesity is a growing problem and is the result of eating to many calories and not enough physical activity
When children who are obese develop diabetes or asthma, these disorders stay with them for life
Studies have shown that children and adolescence who are obese or overweight develop heart Disease in adulthood
15 Years ago the Obesity and Overweight rate was 52.1%
10 years ago the Rate was 59.2%
Now the combined rate is 67.1%
Over 1.6 billion people in the world are obese or overweight
A link has emerged between sleep problems and obesity
Body Mass Index (BMI) is the measurement of body roundness
A bmi between 25-30 is considered overweight and A bmi of over 30 is considered obese

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Diabetes Fact sheet 2011

The Independent, Friday july 8th, 2011