Teen prediabetes: CDC data show 32.7%, not the 38% claimed
What's new The CDC puts the share of U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 17 with prediabetes at 32.7%, against the 38% Calley Means cited on The Joe Rogan Experience #2578 (Nov. 6, 2026).
Why it matters Calley Means said “38% of teens in the United States have prediabetes…recent USDA statistics” on The Joe Rogan Experience #2578 on Nov. 6, 2026. According to the CDC's National Diabetes Statistics Report, 32.7% of U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 17 had prediabetes in 2017–2023, against the 38% claimed (claim_ledger #1).
The CDC estimate comes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; its 95% confidence interval runs from 27.3% to 38.6%. The statistic is the CDC's; the claim attributed it to USDA.
PostNewz's claim check, with the claim's 38% as the baseline: overstated. CDC (not USDA) puts the share at 32.7% of adolescents 12-17, below the 38% stated; the statistic is from CDC, not USDA.
Room for disagreement
The 38% claimed lies inside the CDC estimate's 95% confidence interval (27.3% to 38.6%), so the survey cannot rule it out; the central estimate is 32.7%.
About the data
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