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State-Level Household Energy Insecurity and Diabetes Prevalence Among US Adults, 2020

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The objective of this study was to examine the state-level association between household energy insecurity and diabetes prevalence in 2020. We obtained 1) state-level data on household energy characteristics from the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey and 2) diagnosed diabetes prevalence from the US Diabetes Surveillance System. We found states with a higher percentage of household energy insecurity had greater diabetes prevalence compared with states with lower percentages of energy insecurity. Interventions related to energy assistance may help reduce household energy insecurity, mitigate the risk of diabetes-related complications, and alleviate some of the burden of diabetes management during extreme temperatures.

Source: Preventing Chronic Disease

DOI: 10.5888/pcd21.240087

Authors: Ryan Saelee, Kai McKeever Bullard, Jacob T. Wittman, Dayna S. Alexander, Darrell Hudson

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Washington University in St. Louis

Language: English

Topic: Energy and Environment Impacts

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Affordable and clean energy, No poverty

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention