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Prevalence of diabetes tops 20 percent among U.S. veterans
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Prevalence of diabetes tops 20 percent among U.S. veterans
December 15, 2017
 

(HealthDay)—The overall prevalence of diabetes among U.S. veterans was 20.5 percent in 2013 to 2014, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Preventing Chronic Disease.

Ying Liu, Ph.D., from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, and colleagues used data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2005 to 2014 to examine the prevalence of and trends in diabetes among U.S. veterans.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-12-prevalence-diabetes-tops-percent-veterans.html