Table 1. Hispanic American populations in the United States and percentage with diabetes

Table 1. Hispanic American populations in the United States and percentage with diabetes

Hispanic American population	% of total Hispanic population	Year of study	% with diabetes, age 20–44	% with diabetes, age 45–74
Mexican Americans	64.3	1982–84	3.8	23.9
Mexican Americans	64.3	1988–94	—	26.2
Central/South Americans	13.4	—	—	—
Puerto Ricans	10.6	1982–84	4.1	26.1
Cuban Americans	4.7	1982–84	2.4	15.8
Other Hispanic groups	7.0	—	—	—
—No data available.
Note: In this table, diabetes is defined using earlier guidelines by a medical history of diabetes or a diabetic oral glucose tolerance test (fasting glucose of 140 mg/dL or greater or 2-hour glucose of 200 mg/dL or greater).

Figure 1. Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in Mexican Americans, U.S., 1988–94

Note: Diabetes includes both previously diagnosed diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes (fasting plasma glucose of 126 mg/dL or greater).

source: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/hispanicamerican/index.htm