Table 1.
Characteristics of participants 66 years and older with a new diagnosis of diabetes, by sex, in the province of Quebec, Canada, 2015.
| Variables | Total (n = 10,363) | Males (n = 5330) | Females (n = 5033) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD)1 | 74.2 (6.3) | 73.6 (5.8) | 74.9 (6.7) |
| Residence area2, n (%) | |||
| Urban | 8032 (77.6) | 4016 (75.3) | 4016 (79.8) |
| Rural | 2332 (22.4) | 1311 (24.6) | 1011 (20.1) |
| Material deprivation quintile2, n (%) | |||
| Quintile 1 (most privileged) | 1445 (15.4) | 776 (15.8) | 669 (15.0) |
| Quintile 2 | 1593 (17.0) | 852 (17.3) | 741 (16.6) |
| Quintile 3 | 1821 (19.4) | 944 (19.2) | 877 (19.6) |
| Quintile 4 | 2134 (22.8) | 1098 (22.4) | 1036 (23.2) |
| Quintile 5 (most deprived) | 2384 (25.4) | 1242 (25.3) | 1142 (25.6) |
| Social deprivation quintile2, n (%) | |||
| Quintile 1 (most privileged) | 1677 (17.9) | 943 (19.2) | 734 (16.4) |
| Quintile 2 | 1844 (19.7) | 1040 (21.2) | 804 (18.0) |
| Quintile 3 | 1895 (20.2) | 1040 (21.2) | 855 (19.1) |
| Quintile 4 | 1942 (20.7) | 938 (19.1) | 1004 (22.5) |
| Quintile 5 (most deprived) | 2019 (21.5) | 951 (19.4) | 1068 (23.9) |
| Comorbidity score, mean (SD)1 | 2.7 (3.4) | 2.8 (3.5) | 2.6 (3.3) |
| Number of medications used, mean (SD)1 | 10.4 (5.9) | 9.7 (5.7) | 11.2 (6.1) |
| Number of visits to a generalist, mean (SD)1 | 3.4 (3.0) | 3.2 (2.8) | 3.6 (3.2) |
| Number of visits to a specialist, mean (SD)1 | 5.3 (7.8) | 5.4 (8.1) | 5.1 (7.4) |
| Number of emergency visits, mean (SD)1 | 0.7 (1.4) | 0.6 (1.4) | 0.7 (1.3) |
| At least one emergency visits, n (%) | 3371 (32.5) | 1682 (31.6) | 1689 (33.6) |
| Length (in days) of hospitalization, mean (SD)1 | 2.0 (7.9) | 2.0 (8.3) | 1.9 (7.5) |
| Hospitalized at least one day, n (%) | 1587 (15.3) | 828 (15.5) | 759 (15.1) |
1
SD: Standard deviation.
2
Sum of counts for residence area, material and social deprivation quintiles does not equal the total number of subjects due to missing values.