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By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Nearly one in every three children aged at least 12 have prediabetes, or higher than normal blood sugar levels or glucose levels, the Centers for Disease […] ...
A new federal estimate shows a rise in prediabetes among American adolescents, a finding that is spurring concerns about the ...
The CDC data means an estimated 8.4 million young people -- or 32.7% of the U.S. adolescent population -- had prediabetes in ...
Nearly 1 in 3 American adolescents have prediabetes, a CDC report finds. An official notes "it’s not too late to change ...
Nearly 16% of American adults -- that's close to 1 in 6 -- now has diabetes, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Known as NHANES, the CDC-run National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey combines interviews and physical examinations to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the ...
The estimate, which was previously 1 in 5, is being questioned by scientists who note the absence of a peer-reviewed published paper or raw data, along with the unexplained change in the methodology ...
A significant number of adults in the U.S. don’t know that they have high blood pressure, diabetes or bad total cholesterol numbers, which all contribute to the risk of death from cardiovascular ...
Rates of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. children reached a record level in 2022, continuing a recent trend of increasing prevalence, according to data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Centers ...
Suicide rate increased 60% since 2011 among US youth and young adults: CDC report The rate rose from 6.9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 11 per 100,000 in 2021.
Measles cases in the U.S. have surpassed 900 as outbreaks continue to spread across the county, according to new CDC data published Friday.
Nation World Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says The CDC's data was from 14 states and Puerto Rico in 2022. The previous estimate — from 2020 — was 1 in 36.