Family History and Prevalence of Diabetes in the U.S. Population

We sought to test the association between stratified levels of familial risk of diabetes and the prevalence of the disease in the U.S. population.This study includes 16,388 adults interviewed for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 1999 and 2004. Fasting glucose was available for a subsample of 6,004 participants. Familial risk of diabetes was classified as average, moderate, or high. The prevalence and the odds of...