American Diabetes Association

Table 2—

Prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular comorbidities by BMI and physical activity (MEPS 2000–2002)

Health condition	All adults^*	BMI
Health condition	All adults^*			Normal	Overweight	Obese, class I and II	Obese, class III
n	68,500	24,444	23,730	14,538	2,252
Diabetes	6.3 ± 0.16
Active	4.4 ± 0.15	2.2 ± 0.16	4.6 ± 0.22	8.7 ± 0.45	14.1 ± 0.19
Inactive	8.7 ± 0.26	4.5 ± 0.28	8.0 ± 0.36	13.7 ± 0.55	22.1 ± 0.15
Diabetes and heart disease	2.2 ± 0.08
Active	1.2 ± 0.08	0.7 ± 0.09	1.2 ± 0.13	2.5 ± 0.25	3.0 ± 0.75
Inactive	3.4 ± 0.14	1.8 ± 0.18	3.3 ± 0.22	5.3 ± 0.33	8.2 ± 0.92
Diabetes and hypertension	4.1 ± 0.12
Active	2.5 ± 0.10	1.1 ± 0.10	2.5 ± 0.16	5.7 ± 0.36	9.1 ± 1.46
Inactive	5.8 ± 0.21	2.5 ± 0.20	5.1 ± 0.29	9.6 ± 0.45	15.3 ± 1.27
Diabetes and hyperlipidemia	1.8 ± 0.09
Active	1.3 ± 0.09	0.6 ± 0.09	1.3 ± 0.11	2.7 ± 0.29	2.9 ± 0.77
Inactive	2.4 ± 0.14	0.9 ± 0.15	2.2 ± 0.21	4.4 ± 0.33	6.3 ± 0.80

Health condition	All adults^*	BMI
Health condition	All adults^*			Normal	Overweight	Obese, class I and II	Obese, class III
n	68,500	24,444	23,730	14,538	2,252
Diabetes	6.3 ± 0.16
Active	4.4 ± 0.15	2.2 ± 0.16	4.6 ± 0.22	8.7 ± 0.45	14.1 ± 0.19
Inactive	8.7 ± 0.26	4.5 ± 0.28	8.0 ± 0.36	13.7 ± 0.55	22.1 ± 0.15
Diabetes and heart disease	2.2 ± 0.08
Active	1.2 ± 0.08	0.7 ± 0.09	1.2 ± 0.13	2.5 ± 0.25	3.0 ± 0.75
Inactive	3.4 ± 0.14	1.8 ± 0.18	3.3 ± 0.22	5.3 ± 0.33	8.2 ± 0.92
Diabetes and hypertension	4.1 ± 0.12
Active	2.5 ± 0.10	1.1 ± 0.10	2.5 ± 0.16	5.7 ± 0.36	9.1 ± 1.46
Inactive	5.8 ± 0.21	2.5 ± 0.20	5.1 ± 0.29	9.6 ± 0.45	15.3 ± 1.27
Diabetes and hyperlipidemia	1.8 ± 0.09
Active	1.3 ± 0.09	0.6 ± 0.09	1.3 ± 0.11	2.7 ± 0.29	2.9 ± 0.77
Inactive	2.4 ± 0.14	0.9 ± 0.15	2.2 ± 0.21	4.4 ± 0.33	6.3 ± 0.80

Data are % ± SE.

*

Total equals all adults, including those underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m²).