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Table V <br /> <br /> Diabefes Prevalence N. C. and Araa ill Counties 1973 <br /> <br /> All Ages Under <br /> TotaJ Cases Aqe I~7 t7-44 45-64 65+ <br /> <br /> N.C. Total <br /> Cases 103,400 2,200 18,700 43,3g0 37,100 <br /> N.C. <br /> Rate/iO00 Pop. (19.6) (1.2) (9,2) (43.6) (86.3) <br /> <br />Cabarrus 1,692 28 264 768 632 <br />Gaston 3,156 59 ' 559 1,408 1,130 <br />Iredelt 1,617 28 263 708 618 <br />Lincoln 727 13 128 323 263 <br />Mecklenburg 6,883 143 1,416 3,049 2,275 <br />Rowan 2,166 31 312 964 859 <br />Stanly 985 15 151 449 370 <br />Union 1~t22 23 210 473 416 <br /> <br />Area III 18,348 340 ' 3,303 8,t42 6,563 <br /> <br />Th~se figures indicate a total of 18,000+ Area III residents were diabetic <br />as of 1973. The survey data also indicated the diabetes prevalence rate for <br />all persons was growing at a 5.1 percent/annual rate. <br /> <br />Application of this growth rate to the Area III prevalence will give <br />projected 1978 and 1983 Area III prevalence totals as indicated below. <br /> <br /> Estimated Diabetes Prevalence Area III 1978-1985 <br /> <br /> Total Under <br /> Cases A~e 17 17-4~ 45-64 65+ <br /> <br />1978 23,528 436 '4,235 10,441 8,416 <br />1985 33,327 791 7,693 18,965 15,286 <br /> <br /> <br />