Diabetes Most Prevalent in Older Men (IMAGE)

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Diabetes Most Prevalent in Older Men

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In younger adults, diabetes is slightly more prevalent in women than men. After age 44, a larger share of men have diabetes than women.

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'The Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes, and Gestational Diabetes among the ESI Population, 2008-2012.' December 2013, Health Care Cost Institute.

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