Medical Student Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Mason, Ohio, United States
Diabetes poses a significant threat to public health in the US, with an estimated total prevalence of 37.3 million individuals in 2019, of which 28.7 million were diagnosed and 8.5 million remained undiagnosed. Appalachian Ohio is disproportionately impacted with southeastern Ohio exhibiting a diabetes prevalence that exceeds the national average by more than twofold and has a critical shortage of healthcare providers. This poster reviews a study that quantifies the associations between diabetes prevalence and incidence in Ohio counties while considering various factors that impact health and quality-of-life outcomes using data from the United States Diabetes Surveillance System (USDSS) for the 88 counties in Ohio.
