NDEI.org Patient Education Handout Explores Hypertension Prevalence, Offers Tips for Optimal Control October 18, 2012: NDEI.org, the official website of The National Diabetes Education Initiative^® (NDEI^®) published a downloadable patient education handout addressing the sobering prevalence of hypertension (high blood pressure) in the United States, now estimated at 66.9 million adults—or 30.4% of the population.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital signs: awareness and treatment of uncontrolled hypertension among adults—United States, 2003–2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012;61(35);703-709. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2010 were analyzed to assess the prevalence of hypertension awareness and treatment among United States adults.

Cohen RV, Pinheiro JC, Schiavon CA, Salles JE, Wajchenberg BL, Cummings DE. Effects of gastric bypass surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes and only mild obesity. Diabetes Care. 2012;35:1420-1428. The authors of the current prospective study sought to examine the potential benefits of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) among those with BMI 30-34.9 kg/m² (class I obesity) and type 2 diabetes.

Krakauer NY, Krakauer JC. A new body shape index predicts mortality hazard independently of body mass index. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e39504. Obesity, typically quantified in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding threshold values, is considered a leading cause of premature death worldwide.

Tsugawa Y, Mukamal KJ, Davis RB, Taylor WC, Wee CC. Should the Hemoglobin A1c Diagnostic Cutoff Differ Between Blacks and Whites? A Cross sectional Study. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157(3):153-159. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels are known to be consistently higher in black persons than in white persons at any given glycemic level. Whether the optimal diagnostic threshold of HbA1c should differ between blacks and whites is unclear.

Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM. Prevalence of obesity and trends in body mass index among US children and adolescents, 1999-2010. JAMA. 2012;307(5):483-490. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a nationally representative sample of US civilian noninstituationalized population. The survey has run continuously since 1999, with data released in 2-year cycles.

Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Ogden CL. Prevalence of obesity and trends in the distribution of body mass index among US adults, 1999-2010. JAMA. 2012;307(5):491-497. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a nationally representative sample of US civilian noninstituationalized population. The survey has run continuously since 1999, with data released in 2-year cycles.

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Ford ES. Trends in the risk for coronary heart disease among adults with diagnosed diabetes in the u.s.: findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey, 1999-2008. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jun;34(6):1337-43. Epub 2011 Apr 19. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of mortality among people with diabetes. The objective of this study was to examine the trend in an estimated 10-year risk for developing CHD among adults with diagnosed diabetes in the U.S.

Trends in the risk for coronary heart disease among adults with diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 2008Ford ES. Diabetes Care. 2011 Apr 19. Epub ahead of print   Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of mortality among people with diabetes. The objective of this study was to examine the trend in an estimated 10-year risk for developing CHD among adults with diagnosed diabetes in the U.S.