QuickStats: Percentage of Visits to Office-Based Physicians by Adults Aged 18 Years or Older for Diabetes Mellitus, by Sex and Age — National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2015

In 2015, diabetes was a reason for 4.2% of visits by adults to office-based physicians.

Men aged 18–44 years had a higher percentage of visits for diabetes compared with women aged 18–44 years (2.2% versus 0.4%, respectively).

Both women and men aged 18–44 years had a lower percentage of visits for diabetes compared with adults aged 45–64 and over 65 years.

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2015 data

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6646a7.htm 

 

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