Estimates for diagnosed diabetes are based on responses to the survey question, 鈥淥ther than during pregnancy, have you ever been told by a doctor or health professional that you have diabetes or sugar diabetes?鈥 Estimates for undiagnosed diabetes are based on an 8- to 24-hour fasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL or hemoglobin A1c greater than or equal to 6.5% in a participant who reported never receiving a diabetes diagnosis from a healthcare provider. Body mass index is weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Weight status categories are defined as underweight or normal weight, body mass index less than 25.0; overweight, body mass index 25.0鈥29.9; and obesity, body mass index 30.0 or more.
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Adults with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in U.S. from 2021-2023, by weight
In the period August 2021 to August 2023, around 24.2 percent of adults in the United States who were obese suffered from diabetes, compared to 6.8 percent of those who were underweight or normal weight. This statistic shows the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes among adults in the U.S. from August 2021 to August 2023, by weight.
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CDC (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)), & NCHS. (November 6, 2024). Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes among adults in the U.S. from 2021 to 2023, by weight status [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1535666/diagnosed-and-undiagnosed-adults-with-diabetes-in-the-us-by-weight/
CDC (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)), und NCHS. "Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes among adults in the U.S. from 2021 to 2023, by weight status." Chart. November 6, 2024. 糖心破解版. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1535666/diagnosed-and-undiagnosed-adults-with-diabetes-in-the-us-by-weight/
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Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes among adults in the U.S. from 2021 to 2023, by weight status [Graph], CDC (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)), & NCHS, November 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1535666/diagnosed-and-undiagnosed-adults-with-diabetes-in-the-us-by-weight/