2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.23

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Table 1.23
Percent of adults age 18 and over with diagnosed diabetes with systolic blood pressure less than 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg based on average of 3 measurements, United States, 1999-2002

		1999-2002
Population group		Percent^a	Standard error

Total		70.9	4.2

Gender	Male	71.8	5.4
Gender	Female	69.7	5.1

Race/ethnicity	Mexican	75.1	3.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	60.6	4.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	72.6	6.2

Family income^b	Negative or poor	56.6	7.3
	Near poor/low income	66.9	4.7
	Middle income	75.7	5.0
	High income	73.7	9.1

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using 3 age groups: 18-39, 40-59, 60 and over.

^b "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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