Cardiovascular disease risk factors and related preventive health practices among adults with and without diabetes--Utah, 1988-1993.

The risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among persons with diabetes is two to three times higher than among persons without diabetes, and CVD accounts for 48% of all deaths among persons with diabetes (1,2). To estimate the prevalence of CVD risk factors among and related preventive health practices of the adult population with diabetes in Utah, the Utah Diabetes Control Program (UDCP) previously had relied primarily on data from national surveys. To guide in planning and decision-making about future activities of the UDCP and to assess CVD-related behaviors and health practices among persons with diabetes, UDCP analyzed data from Utah's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for 1988-1993. This report presents the findings of this analysis.