title: Prediabetes in California: Nearly Half of California Adults on Path to Diabetes.
abstract: In California, more than 13 million adults (46 percent of all adults in the state) are estimated to have prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes. An additional 2.5 million adults have diagnosed diabetes. Altogether, 15.5 million adults (55 percent of all California adults) have prediabetes or diabetes. Although rates of prediabetes increase with age, rates are also high among young adults, with one-third of those ages 18-39 having prediabetes. In addition, rates of prediabetes are disproportionately high among young adults of color, with more than one-third of Latino, Pacific Islander, American Indian, African-American, and multiracial Californians ages 18-39 estimated to have prediabetes. Policy efforts should focus on reducing the burden of prediabetes and diabetes through support for prevention and treatment.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Babey
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Joelle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolstein
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
authors.forename: Allison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Diamant
authors.affiliation: Califrnia Center for Public Health Advocacy, Davis, California
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult