Table 1.
Outcomes of A1C testing among Saskatchewan adults with Diabetes by Demographic Characteristics
| Characteristic | Number of persons with diabetes† | Tested for A1C | Number of persons tested | A1C <= 7.0% | A1C >= 9.0% | Mean A1C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | OR (95% CI) | % | OR (95% CI) | % | OR (95% CI) | ||||
| ALL SASK | 50713 | 66.9 | 33920 | 48.3 | 12.6 | 7.4 | |||
| female | 24188 | 66.0 | 0.95(0.92-0.99) | 15971 | 50.4 | 1.16(1.11-1.21) | 12.3 | 0.95(0.89-1.01) | 7.41 |
| male* | 26525 | 67.7 | 17949 | 46.5 | 12.9 | 7.5 | |||
| ETHNICITY | |||||||||
| FN | 6184 | 59.0 | 0.72(0.68-0.76) | 3646 | 40.6 | 0.80(0.74-0.86) | 25.5 | 2.05(1.88-2.24) | 8.01 |
| OSK* | 44529 | 68.0 | 30274 | 49.3 | 11.1 | 7.4 | |||
| LOCATION | |||||||||
| urban* | 27147 | 68.4 | 18563 | 49.9 | 11.9 | 7.4 | |||
| non-urban | 23508 | 65.2 | 0.86(0.83-0.89) | 15333 | 46.5 | 0.86(0.82-0.90) | 13.6 | 1.23(1.15-1.31) | 7.51 |
| AGE (years) | |||||||||
| 20-29 | 686 | 51.2 | 0.55(0.47-0.64) | 351 | 40.2 | 0.56(0.45-0.69) | 24.5 | 4.26(3.31-5.49) | 8.11 |
| 30-39 | 2652 | 54.3 | 0.62(0.57-0.67) | 1439 | 37.0 | 0.49(0.44-0.55) | 27.4 | 4.96(4.33-5.67) | 8.11 |
| 40-49 | 6287 | 62.1 | 0.85(0.80-0.90) | 3902 | 42.1 | 0.61(0.57-0.66) | 20.6 | 3.39(3.06-3.76) | 7.81 |
| 50-59 | 10663 | 69.8 | 1.20 (1.4-1.26) | 7443 | 44.4 | 0.68(0.64-0.72) | 16.6 | 2.58(2.36-2.83) | 7.61 |
| 60-69 | 11596 | 72.5 | 1.37(1.30-1.44) | 8408 | 48.1 | 0.79(0.74-0.83) | 10.6 | 1.54(1.40-1.70) | 7.41 |
| ≥70* | 18829 | 65.7 | 12377 | 54.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | |||
| INCOME QUINTILE | |||||||||
| lowest | 12991 | 63.1 | 0.76(0.72-0.81) | 8195 | 46.0 | 0.81(0.75-0.86) | 15.7 | 1.53(1.38-1.69) | 7.61 |
| second | 11496 | 66.3 | 0.86(0.82-0.92) | 7626 | 47.1 | 0.83(0.78-0.89) | 13.4 | 1.31(1.18-1.45) | 7.51 |
| third | 8615 | 68.8 | 0.96(0.90-1.02) | 5923 | 50.3 | 0.94(0.88-1.01) | 10.9 | 1.06(0.94-1.19) | 7.31 |
| fourth | 7589 | 68.8 | 0.95(0.89-1.02) | 5220 | 48.2 | 0.87(0.81-0.94) | 11.3 | 1.08(0.96-1.22) | 7.41 |
| highest* | 9436 | 69.9 | 6593 | 51.2 | 10.7 | 7.3 | |||
All rates are crude rates
*Reference category
†Includes prevalent diabetes cases aged 20 years and older at beginning of fiscal year 2005/06
Values in this table are based on the last A1C result reported for year
1p < = 0.0001