Ohio
Diabetes
(1990-2011)
Ohio
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37
Outcomes Rank
36
Determinants Rank
36
Overall Rank
39
Diabetes Rank
45
Smoking Rank
35
Obesity Rank
Strengths:
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High immunization coverage
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Low occupational fatalities rate
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Moderate rate of high school graduation
Challenges:
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High prevalence of smoking
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High levels of air pollution
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Low per capita public health funding
Highlights:
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In the past year, smoking increased from 20.3 percent to 22.5 percent of the adult population, with nearly 2.0 million adults who still smoke.
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In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 18.7 percent to 22.9 percent of persons under age 18.
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In the past five years, the rate of uninsured population increased from 11.0 percent to 13.7 percent.
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In the past five years, diabetes increased from 7.7 percent to 10.1 percent of adults. There are now 889,000 adults with diabetes in Ohio.
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In the past ten years, obesity increased from 21.5 percent to 29.7 percent of adults, with more than 2.6 million adults in the state who are now obese.
Health Disparities:
In Ohio, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic blacks at 40.8 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 28.7 percent and Hispanics at 32.5 percent. Diabetes also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 15.3 percent of non-Hispanic blacks have diabetes compared to 12.6 percent of Hispanics and 9.4 percent of non-Hispanic whites.
State Health Department Web Site: www.odh.ohio.gov
