Healthcare Administration and Diabetes
diagnosis. At this juncture, risk factors typically exist and grow, including higher risks of contracting cardiovascular disease. Similarly, cardiovascular disease onset, particularly CAD (coronary artery disease), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease may transpire as well, which lead to elevated global mortality and morbidity levels (Magalhaes, Cavalcanti & Cavalcanti, 2010). Several sources have issued pre-diabetes prevalence figures, which depict pre-diabetes levels between 5.8 and 35% in individuals aged 20+. Reported rates differ based on what criteria are utilized for defining pre-diabetes. Nevertheless, the condition has grown in prevalence in the past few decades. 1988-94 and 1999-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data comparisons reveal that pre-diabetes grew in prevalence from about 5.8% to 12.4% in these duration. It… Continue Reading...
