TABLE 2.
Ethnic differences in people admitted as an emergency with glucose measured on admission but no prior diagnosis of diabetes
| People with no prior diabetes coding and glucose available a | White European (WE) | South Asian (SA) | Unknown/Other (U/O) | Afro‐Caribbean (AC) | P values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 18 965 | 14 214 | 2241 | 1726 | 784 | |
| Age b , y | 58 (38‐76) | 62 (43‐78) | 46 (32‐64) | 43 (29‐61) | 49 (33‐63) | c*** |
| Age ≥90 y | 968 (5%) | 906 (6%) | 31 (1%) | 24 (1%) | 7 (1%) | |
| Female, n (%) | 9539 (50%) | 7245 (51%) | 1136 (51%) | 761 (44%) | 397 (51%) | d*** |
| Male | 9325 (49%) | 6969 (49%) | 1105 (49%) | 864 (50%) | 387 (49%) | |
| Not recorded | 101 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 101 (6%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Glucose b mmol/L | 6.2 (5.3‐7.4) | 6.2 (5.4‐7.5) | 6.2 (5.3‐7.5) | 5.9 (5.2‐7.2) | 6.0 (5.2‐7.2) | e*** |
| Ranges, n (%) | ||||||
| <5.0 | 2672 (14%) | 1868 (13%) | 364 (16%) | 291 (17%) | 149 (19%) | |
| 5.0‐5.5 | 3157 (17%) | 2309 (16%) | 375 (17%) | 332 (19%) | 141 (18%) | |
| 5.6‐7.7 | 9091 (48%) | 6970 (49%) | 989 (44%) | 778 (45%) | 354 (45%) | |
| 7.8‐11.0 | 3042 (16%) | 2379 (17%) | 338 (15%) | 236 (14%) | 89 (11%) | |
| >11.0 | 1003 (5%) | 688 (5%) | 175 (8%) | 89 (5%) | 51 (7%) | f*** |
a
Single/index if multiple admissions.
b
Median, IQ range.
***
P < .001 for cWE vs SA, WE vs U/O, WE vs AC, SA vs U/O, U/O vs AC; dWE vs U/O after excluding ‘not recorded’; eWE vs U/O & AC, SA vs U/O & AC (WE & SA not significantly different nor U/O & AC); ffor proportion with glucose >11.0 mmol/L for WE vs SA, U/O vs SA.