WELLNESS Screening/Monitoring
Diabetes
Diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in the United States, all ages, 2012, Total: 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the population have diabetes. Diagnosed: 21.0 million people. Undiagnosed: 8.1 million people. (27.8% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed)
NASH/NAFLD
Prevalence of NAFLD and NASH is higher than estimated previously. Hispanics and patients with diabetes are at greatest risk for both NAFLD and NASH. Up to 80% of obese people have the disease. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most extreme form of NAFLD, and is regarded as a major cause of cirrhosis of the liver of unknown cause. About 12 to 25% of people in the United States has NAFLD. While NASH affects between 2 to 5% of people in the United States.
Cholesterol
Percent of adults age 20 years and over with high serum total cholesterol (greater than or equal to 240 mg/dL): 13.4% (2009-2012)
Gout
Gout prevalence swells in U.S. over last two decades; Increase in obesity and hypertension are likely contributors. Prevalence of gout in the United States has risen over the last twenty years and now affects 8.3 million Americans.
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