Table 5.

Prevalence of Diabetes by Presence of Acanthosis Nigricans (AN)

Age (years)All PatientsAfrican American/ Black PatientsHispanic/Latino PatientsWhite, Non-Hispanic White PatientsOther Minority Patients
ANNo ANANNo ANANNo ANANNo ANANNo AN
All116/328 (35.4)238/1352 (17.6)34/94 (36.2)53/255 (20.8)58/181 (32.0)111/517 (21.5)13/32 (40.6)55/484 (11.4)11/21 (52.4)19/96 (19.8)
7–190/26 (0)3/114 (2.6)0/9 (0)0/44 (0)0/16 (0)1/38 (2.6)0/1 (0)2/28 (7.1)0/00/4 (0)
20–3921/105 (20.0)18/376 (4.8)2/23 (8.7)4/56 (7.1)13/64 (20.3)10/168 (6.0)3/10 (30.0)2/122 (1.6)3/8 (37.5)2/30 (6.7)
40–6595/197 (48.2)217/862 (25.2)32/62 (51.6)49/155 (31.6)45/101 (44.6)100/311 (32.2)10/21 (47.6)51/334 (15.3)8/13 (61.5)17/62 (27.4)
  • Values provided as n/N (%). Patients were not included if the response for type 2 diabetes mellitus was “don’t know.”