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Table Vi <br /> <br /> Diabetes Incidence in North Carolina and Area Iii <br /> <br /> Date from the 1973 National Health Interview Survey also provided diabetes <br /> prevalence estimates for Norfh Carolina. These are presen?ed below and applied <br /> to Area III age specific populations. <br /> <br /> North Carolina New Diabetes Cases~ 1973 <br /> <br /> Totals Under <br /> All A§es A_~e 17 17-44 45-64 65+ <br /> Rates/lO00 2.90 0.3 2.2 5.9 9.6 <br /> Total New Cases 15,314 546 4,515 6, t46 4,107 <br /> <br /> Area ill New Diabetes Cases 1973 <br /> <br /> Cabarrus 243 7 63 103 70 <br /> <br />Gaston 466 15 134 191 126 <br /> <br /> Iredell 229 7 62 94 66 <br /> <br /> Lincoln 106 3 30 44 29 <br /> Mecklenburg 1,038 36 337 412 253 <br /> Rowan 309 8 75 130 96 <br /> Stanly 138 4 32 61 41 <br /> Union 171 6 66 66 47 <br /> <br /> Area III 2,700 86 799 1,101 728 <br /> <br /> According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the Area III population in 1973 <br /> was 909,400. An estimated 2,700 new cases of diabetes appeared among area <br /> residents during that year. This indicates an areawide incidence rate of <br /> 2~96 newly reporte~ cases/lC00 population per year in 1973. <br /> <br /> 9 <br /> <br /> <br />