Diabetes Report
The State of Diabetes in Arkansas (2005)*
http://www.healthyarkansas.com/services/pdf/diabetes_in_arkansas.pdf

Fact Sheet
A Look at Heart Disease and Diabetes in Arkansas (2003)**
http://www.healthyarkansas.com/services/pdf/prevention_connection.pdf

• An estimated 227,000 adult Arkansans had diabetes in 2003.  Of those, 151, 000 were diagnosed, but it remained undetected and untreated in the rest.*

• The prevalence of diabetes increases with age, with the prevalence among person over the age of 45 being more than four times greater than the prevalence found among younger persons.*

• The diabetes prevalence among African Americans (9.7%) is significantly higher than among whites (7.1%)*

• Diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death in Arkansas and the 4th leading cause of death among African Americans.*

• In 2003, 5619 hospitalizations were reported among people with diabetes in Arkansas.  An estimated $73 million was accrued in hospitalization costs for people with diabetes.*

• In 2002, 869 lower extremity amputations, 1576 hospitalizations for ketoacidosis, 373 incident cases of chronic end stage renal disease, and 317 deaths among persons receiving dialysis were attributed to diabetes.*

• Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in Arkansas.  The prevalence of diabetes in Arkansas has been at or above the national average for the past 10 years.  There was a 35 percent increase in the diabetes prevalence from 1993 to 2002*

• The prevalence of diabetes appears to be disproportionately high in certain parts of the state.*

• The Diabetes frequency in Arkansas increased 34 percent from 1993-2001 (5.8 % to 7.8 %)*

• With 23% of adults being obese, Arkansas ranks 7th in the nation in obesity**