Table 1.

Years difference in life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) between females and males with and without diabetes (DM) for selected ages, Canada, 2004 -2006 ¹

	LE(F)-LE(M)	HALE(F)-HALE(M)
At birth
Without DM	4.8*	2.4*
With DM	4.0*	2.1
At age 20
Without DM	4.7*	2.2*
With DM	4.3*	1.7
At age 55
Without DM	4.0*	1.9*
With DM	3.0*	1.4**
At age 80
Without DM	2.3*	1.0*
With DM	1.6**	1.5**

* Statistically significant (p-value <0.0001).

** Statistically significant (p-value <0.05).

¹ Dataset for this study excluded Quebec, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories.