Table 1

Characteristics of participants with pre-diabetes, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2007–2008 to 2017–2018

Years2007–20082009–20102011–20122013–20142015–20162017–2018
Numbers1134119298210249861056
Mean age (years)49.3 (0.8)49.8 (0.8)50.8 (0.7)49.9 (0.6)50.9 (0.7)50.5 (0.8)
Age distribution (%)
 18–4437.2 (3.0)38.2 (2.5)36.9 (2.5)39.4 (1.6)36.0 (2.1)37.6 (2.1)
 45–6444.3 (3.0)40.5 (2.1)41.1 (2.6)39.1 (1.6)38.6 (2.4)39.2 (2.5)
 ≥6518.6 (1.2)21.3 (1.0)22.0 (1.1)21.5 (1.9)25.4 (2.1)23.2 (2.2)
Male (%)56.4 (1.7)55.8 (1.5)54.3 (2.3)53.8 (2.0)53.4 (1.8)54.1 (1.7)
Race/ethnicity (%)
 Mexican American13.1 (2.5)13.8 (2.8)13.8 (2.2)15.7 (2.6)15.8 (2.8)15.7 (2.4)
 Non-Hispanic white71.7 (4.0)67.7 (3.6)68.3 (3.4)64.4 (3.5)62.3 (3.8)63.9 (2.1)
 Non-Hispanic black10.3 (2.0)12.2 (0.9)11.4 (2.1)12.3 (1.7)11.0 (2.2)10.0 (1.5)
 Other5.0 (1.0)6.3 (1.1)6.5 (1.1)7.7 (1.1)10.9 (1.6)10.4 (1.5)
Education (%)
 Less than high school20.9 (1.9)21.2 (1.8)18.5 (2.0)18.2 (1.9)16.7 (2.1)11.3 (1.1)
 High school graduate26.6 (2.0)24.4 (1.8)22.1 (2.7)22.4 (2.0)23.3 (2.8)32.1 (1.9)
 Some college26.0 (2.4)28.2 (1.1)31.0 (2.6)31.6 (2.0)30.8 (2.2)29.5 (2.2)
 College graduate26.5 (2.2)26.1 (2.2)28.4 (2.9)27.7 (1.6)29.2 (3.6)27.2 (3.1)
Income-to-poverty ratio <1 (%)13.8 (1.8)14.8 (1.6)14.5 (2.0)17.8 (1.8)15.9 (1.4)12.4 (1.9)
Smoke (%)
 Non-smoker49.5 (2.5)54.8 (2.5)51.1 (2.8)54.3 (2.4)52.0 (2.5)55.4 (2.0)
 Current smoker22.7 (1.6)19.8 (1.4)23.2 (2.1)19.9 (1.8)19.3 (2.3)18.3 (1.6)
 Former smoker27.8 (2.4)25.4 (2.6)25.7 (1.9)25.9 (1.8)28.7 (2.5)26.3 (1.9)
Excessive alcohol use (%)10.1 (1.3)10.5 (1.4)10.4 (1.7)9.4 (1.2)12.1 (1.7)7.7 (1.4)
Obesity (%)34.4 (2.2)42.1 (1.3)40.5 (2.4)43.7 (2.2)43.1 (2.3)43.5 (2.2)
Hypertension (%)49.5 (1.3)48.6 (2.4)50.5 (2.9)53.5 (1.8)52.3 (3.0)53.2 (2.6)
Dyslipidemia (%)29.4 (1.7)33.7 (1.7)33.2 (2.7)33.3 (1.8)33.1 (2.0)29.4 (1.5)
Healthcare visits ≤1 (%)36.9 (2.9)34.5 (1.6)34.1 (1.9)33.1 (2.0)37.0 (2.1)34.8 (2.6)
Statin use (%)28.6 (1.8)31.2 (1.9)33.4 (3.0)34.7 (2.2)34.9 (2.4)32.0 (2.4)
Metformin use (%)1.1 (0.5)1.7 (0.7)1.1 (0.6)2.5 (0.8)3.9 (1.1)2.6 (0.9)
Antihypertensive drug use (%)11.1 (2.1)13.4 (1.7)11.3 (2.7)9.7 (2.1)10.8 (2.0)8.1 (1.2)
History of CVD (%)8.5 (1.0)9.3 (1.0)10.4 (1.9)9.3 (1.3)10.1 (1.3)8.6 (1.4)
History of cancer (%)8.9 (1.2)10.4 (1.4)9.8 (1.4)12.7 (1.5)13.2 (1.3)11.2 (1.5)
  • Data are presented as mean with SE in parentheses.

  • CVD, cardiovascular disease.