ESSAY
A Socioeconomic Analysis of Diabesity and Diabesity Prevention in New York City
The 2 maps show the boroughs of New York City. The first map shows the
percentage of residents living in poverty, and the second shows the number of
diabetes deaths per 100,000 population. Comparison of the 2 maps indicates
that areas of greater poverty tend to have higher rates of diabetes deaths.
Figure 1. Maps of New York City showing percentages
of residents living in poverty and diabetes deaths per 100,000 population,
by borough and neighborhood.
Figure 2. Percentage of
New York City residents who are obese and their household income, by racial/ethnic
group.
Percentages are age-adjusted.
Source: New York City Community Health Survey, 2002.
Obesity was defined as body mass index >30 kg/m2, calculated from respondents' height and weight.
Complete information was unavailable for Asian household incomes.
Figure 3. Percentage of
New York City adults with diabetes and their household income, by
racial/ethnic group. Percentages are age-adjusted.
Source: New York City Community Health Survey, 2002.
Survey respondents were asked: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?
Complete information was unavailable for Asian household incomes.
Figure 4. Prevalence (with 95% confidence interval
bars) of obesity among New York City public elementary schoolchildren, by
sex and
race/ethnicity, 2003. Source: Thorpe LE, List DG, Marx T, May L, Helgerson SD, Frieden TR.
Childhood obesity in New York City elementary school students. Am J Public Health 2004;94(9):1496-1500
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
