Prevalence of Arthritis Among Adults with Prediabetes and Arthritis-Specific Barriers to Important Interventions for Prediabetes - United States, 2009-2016.
Level 4 - case-series / case-control
Cross-sectional survey study (NHANES 2009–2016)
PubMed 30408017 · doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6744a4
What was done
The CDC analyzed combined cross-sectional data from the 2009–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to examine the prevalence of arthritis among U.S. adults with prediabetes and determine the prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity and obesity among those with both conditions.
What was found
The unadjusted prevalence of arthritis among U.S. adults with prediabetes was 32.0% (estimated 26 million). Among adults with both arthritis and prediabetes, the unadjusted prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity was 56.5% (95% CI: 51.3–61.5) and the unadjusted prevalence of obesity was 50.1% (95% CI: 46.5–53.6).
Why it matters
Approximately one in three adults with prediabetes also has arthritis, and over half of individuals with both conditions are physically inactive or obese, highlighting arthritis as a major co-occurring barrier to lifestyle interventions.
Limits
The analysis is cross-sectional, precluding causal inference. The abstract presents weighted population estimates rather than exact participant sample size (n), reports only unadjusted estimates, and relies on survey data.
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- contradicts About 115 million adults in the United States currently have pre-diabetes.