Table 2.
Frequency of A1C testing among Saskatchewan adults with Diabetes by Demographic Characteristics
| Number of persons with diabetes* | Persons with >= 2 A1C tests/year | Persons with >= 3 A1C tests/year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | OR (95% CI) | number | % | OR (95% CI) | ||
| ALL SASK | 48200 | 18256 | 38.4 | 8436 | 17.5 | ||
| female | 23028 | 8767 | 38.1 | 0.99(0.95-1.03) | 4000 | 17.4 | 1.00(0.95-1.04) |
| male† | 25172 | 9759 | 38.8 | 4436 | 17.6 | ||
| ETHNICITY | |||||||
| FN | 5959 | 1747 | 29.3 | 0.69(0.65-0.74) | 692 | 11.6 | 0.65(0.60-0.71) |
| OSK† | 42241 | 16779 | 39.7 | 7744 | 18.3 | ||
| LOCATION | |||||||
| urban† | 25809 | 10351 | 40.1 | 4855 | 18.8 | ||
| non-urban | 22338 | 8160 | 36.5 | 0.85(0.82-0.88) | 3572 | 16.0 | 0.81(0.77-0.85) |
All rates are crude rates
*Includes prevalent diabetes cases aged 20 years and older at beginning of fiscal year 2005/06 and who survived the year with SK Ministry of Health insurance coverage
†Reference category