American Diabetes Association

Table 1

U.S. economic annual costs associated with diabetes and prediabetes, by age-group, 2017

Cost by age-group	Diagnosed*	Undiagnosed	Prediabetes	GDM	Total
Total national cost (millions of dollars)	327,198	31,726	43,391	1,558	403,874
Medical costs	237,269	19,841	43,391	1,558	302,059
Nonmedical costs	89,929	11,886			101,814
Average cost per case ($)
Total	13,240	4,250	500	5,800
Medical costs (by age-group)	9,600	2,660	500	5,800
<45 years (<26 for GDM)Ϯ	5,980	890	330	8,840
45–64 years (26–35 for GDM)	6,870	2,030	470	5,610
≥65 years (≥36 for GDM)	13,240	4,320	820	5,050
Nonmedical costs (by age-group)	3,640	1,590
18–44 yearsϮ	5,580	2,060
45–64 years	5,320	2,320
≥65 years	1,480	520

Cost by age-group	Diagnosed*	Undiagnosed	Prediabetes	GDM	Total
Total national cost (millions of dollars)	327,198	31,726	43,391	1,558	403,874
Medical costs	237,269	19,841	43,391	1,558	302,059
Nonmedical costs	89,929	11,886			101,814
Average cost per case ($)
Total	13,240	4,250	500	5,800
Medical costs (by age-group)	9,600	2,660	500	5,800
<45 years (<26 for GDM)Ϯ	5,980	890	330	8,840
45–64 years (26–35 for GDM)	6,870	2,030	470	5,610
≥65 years (≥36 for GDM)	13,240	4,320	820	5,050
Nonmedical costs (by age-group)	3,640	1,590
18–44 yearsϮ	5,580	2,060
45–64 years	5,320	2,320
≥65 years	1,480	520

*Source: American Diabetes Association (2).

ϮNonmedical costs not calculated for the age <18 population.