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. 2013 Nov 22;13:1089. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1089

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics for individuals living with and without diabetes by gender

 
Individuals without Diabetes
Individuals with Diabetes
 
Men weighted n = 11,193,611
Women weighted n = 11,357,005
Men weighted n = 826,176
Women weighted n = 679,897
  Proportion (95% CI) Proportion (95% CI) Proportion (95% CI) Proportion (95% CI)
Age
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18-49
63.5
(62.9–64.1)
59.6
(59.0–60.3)*
18.3
(16.1–20.5)
20.7
(18.4–23.1)
 
50–64
24.0
(23.5–24.6)
24.4
(23.8–25.0)
43.4
(40.7–46.1)
37.0
(34.4–39.6)*
 
65+
12.5
(12.3–12.6)
16.0
(15.8–16.2)*
38.3
(36.1–40.5)
42.3
(40.2–44.5)
Ethnicity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
White
84.4
(83.6–85.1)
84.3
(83.7–84.9)
83.2
(79.8–20.3)
79.9
(76.7–83.1)
 
Non-white
15.7
(15.0–16.4)
15.7
(15.1–16.3)
16.8
(13.4–20.3)
20.1
(16.7–23.3)
Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than high school
6.6
(6.3–7.0)
7.8
(7.5–8.1)*
15.4
(13.2–17.6)
21.6
(19.6–23.6)*
 
Completed high school
10.4
(9.9–10.8)
10.4
(10.0–10.9)
12.2
(10.7–13.8)
11.7
(10.2–13.3)
 
Some post-secondary
5.6
(5.3–6.0)
5.9
(5.5–6.2)
5.5
(4.3–6.6)
5.4
(4.3–6.5)
 
Post-secondary or more
77.4
(76.7–78.0)
75.9
(75.3–76.5)*
66.9
(64.3–69.5)
61.3
(58.7–64.0)*
Income Quintiles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First quintile
15.2
(14.6–15.8)
21.6
(21.0–22.2)*
26.4
(23.0–29.7)
38.6
(35.6–41.5)*
 
Second quintile
18.5
(17.8–19.1)
20.9
(20.3–21.5)*
20.1
(18.1–22.2)
22.0
(19.7–24.4)
 
Third quintile
19.8
(19.2–20.5)
20.0
(19.5–20.6)
20.0
(17.7–22.3)
20.0
(17.0–23.0)
 
Fourth quintile
22.6
(21.9–23.2)
19.6
(19.0–20.2)*
18.9
(16.9–20.9)
11.6
(10.1–13.1)*
 
Fifth quintile
23.9
(23.3–24.6)
17.9
(17.4–18.5)*
14.6
(12.8–16.5)
7.8
(6.6–9.1)*
Country of Birth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Born in Canada
76.3
(75.6–77.0)
76.2
(75.6–76.8)
70.6
(67.4–73.8)
70.0
(66.9–73.0)
 
Born outside of Canada
23.7
(23.0–24.4)
23.8
(23.2–24.5)
29.4
(26.2–32.6)
30.1
(27.0–33.1)
Aboriginal Status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes, is an Aboriginal
3.1
(2.9–3.4)
3.0
(2.8–3.2)
3.2
(2.5–4.0)
4.2
(3.1–5.2)
 
No, not an Aboriginal
96.9
(96.6–97.1)
97.0
(96.8–97.2)
96.8
(96.0–97.6)
95.9
(94.8–96.9)
Marital Status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Married/common-law
65.4
(64.7–66.2)
61.5
(60.9–62.1)*
77.0
(74.8–79.2)
56.6
(53.8–59.4)*
 
Widowed/separated/divorced
7.9
(7.5–8.3)
17.1
(16.7–17.6)*
14.1
(12.5–15.7)
32.3
(30.1–34.4)*
 
Single/never-married
26.7
(26.1–27.2)
21.4
(20.9–21.9)*
8.9
(7.5–10.3)
11.2
(9.3–13.0)
Urban or Rural Region
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Live in an urban area
81.5
(80.8–82.1)
82.7
(82.2–83.2)*
80.1
(78.3–81.8)
81.1
(79.5–82.6)
  Live in a rural area 18.5 (17.9–19.2) 17.3 (16.8–17.9)* 19.9 (18.2–21.7) 18.9 (17.4–20.5)

*Estimates between men and women with diabetes or between men and women without diabetes are significantly different, based on non-overlapping 95% confidence intervals (CIs).