Table 1:
Demographic characteristics of First Nations people with diabetes and other people with diabetes in Ontario, 2014/15
| Characteristic | No. (%) of people | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Nations people | Other people in Ontario n = 1 357 577 |
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| Overall n = 22 952 |
Living in First Nations communities n = 8869 |
Living outside of First Nations communities n = 14 083 |
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| Sex | ||||
| Male | 10 644 (46.4) | 4234 (47.7) | 6410 (45.5) | 705 528 (52.0) |
| Female | 12 308 (53.6) | 4635 (52.3) | 7673 (54.5) | 652 049 (48.0) |
| Age, yr | ||||
| ≤ 19 | 290 (1.3) | 111 (1.3) | 179 (1.3) | 11 409 (0.8) |
| 20–34 | 1605 (7.0) | 613 (6.9) | 992 (7.0) | 42 235 (3.1) |
| 35–49 | 5621 (24.5) | 2202 (24.8) | 3419 (24.3) | 188 779 (13.9) |
| 50–64 | 9218 (40.2) | 3532 (39.8) | 5686 (40.4) | 469 665 (34.6) |
| 65–74 | 4106 (17.9) | 1597 (18.0) | 2509 (17.8) | 335 360 (24.7) |
| ≥ 75 | 2112 (9.2) | 814 (9.2) | 1298 (9.2) | 310 129 (22.8) |
| Rurality* | ||||
| Urban | 6644 (28.9) | 392 (4.4) | 6252 (44.4) | 986 217 (72.6) |
| Semiurban | 4600 (20.0) | 1119 (12.6) | 3481 (24.7) | 261 741 (19.3) |
| Rural | 5393 (23.5) | 2400 (27.1) | 2993 (21.3) | 105 371 (7.8) |
| Remote/missing | 6315 (27.5) | 4958 (55.9) | 1357 (9.6) | 4248 (0.3) |
| Comorbidity† | ||||
| Low | 4984 (21.7) | 2464 (27.8) | 2520 (17.9) | 247 756 (18.2) |
| Medium | 8868 (38.6) | 3481 (39.2) | 5387 (38.3) | 577 934 (42.6) |
| High | 9100 (39.6) | 2924 (33.0) | 6176 (43.9) | 531 887 (39.2) |