Did You Know?Hypertension & Hyperglycemia Edition

Did you know?Hypertension & Hyperglycemia

In 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes

Undiagnosed: Of the 29.1 million with diabetes, 8.1 million were undiagnosed.

The percentage of Americans age 65 and older with diabetes remains high, at 25.9%, or 11.8 million seniors (diagnosed and undiagnosed)

Prediabetes: In 2012, 86 million Americans age 20 and older had prediabetes; this is up from 79 million in 2010

In 2005–2008, of adults with diabetes aged 40 years or older, 4.2 million (28.5%) people had diabetic retinopathy, damage to the small blood vessels in the retina that may result in loss of vision.

Diabetes was listed as the primary cause of kidney failure in 44% of all new cases in 2011

$245 billion: Total costs of diagnosed diabetes in the United States in 2012

1 in 2 people who have diabetes worldwide DO NOT KNOW IT

400 million people worldwide are living with diabetes

Every 7 seconds, 1 person dies from diabetes

Diabetes is reaching epidemic numbers. India consists of the most number of diabetics, with 62 million people.

Hypertension

About 70 million American adults (29%) have high blood pressure—that’s 1 of every 3 adults.

Only about half (52%) of people with high blood pressure have their condition under control.

Nearly 1 of 3 American adults has prehypertension—blood pressure numbers that are higher than normal, but not yet in the high blood pressure range.

Prevalence of Hypertension

Age Men (%) Women (%)

20-34 11.1 6.8

35-44 25.1 19.0

45-54 37.1 35.2

55-64 54.0 53.3

65-74 64.0 69.3

75 and older 66.7 78.5

All 34.1 32.7

About 33% urban and 25% rural Indians are hypertensive.

Of these, 75% rural and 58% urban Indians are not aware of their hypertensive status.

High blood pressure increases your risk for dangerous health conditions:

● First heart attack: About 7 of every 10 people having their first heart

attack have high blood pressure.

● First stroke: About 8 of every 10 people having their first stroke have

high blood pressure.

● Chronic (long lasting) heart failure: About 7 of every 10 people with

chronic heart failure have high blood pressure.

Hypertension is directly responsible for 57% of all stroke deaths and 24% of all coronary heart disease deaths in India.