Mortality by race among low-income adults with early-onset insulin-treated diabetes.

Objective: To determine if long-term mortality rates in early-onset insulin-treated diabetes differ by race among adults of similar socioeconomic status.

Research Design And Methods: A total of 391 (299 African Americans, 92 whites) mostly low-income adults 40-79 years of age with insulin-treated diabetes diagnosed before 30 years of age were recruited from community health centers in the southeast U.S.