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. 2010 Oct 1;12(10):826–832. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00365.x

Table III.

 Characteristics of Adults and Older Adults With Diabetes by HbA1c Level

HbA1c, % No. Age (SE) P Value Men, No. (%) P Value Insulin, No. (%) P Value OADs, No. (%) P Value Median No. of Comorbidities (Range)
Adults
 <7 244 50 (0.58) .1662 116 (51.5) .6434 30 (11.6) .0004 150 (59.4) .0283 2 (0–4)
 7≤HbA1c<8 132 50.7 (1.11) 67 (53.5) 33 (24.2) 104 (77.7) 1 (0–4)
 8≤HbA1c<9 96 51.3 (1.05) 50 (47.6) 30 (41.0) 72 (69.7) 2 (0–5)
 ≥9 150 47.9 (1.13) 77 (57.0) 47 (32.6) 110 (66.7) 1 (0–4)
Older adults
 <7 311 73.2 (0.36) .0324 150 (42.3) .5430 45 (15.3) .0001 217 (65.0) .6971 2 (0–4)
 7≤HbA1c<8 150 72.3 (0.51) 76 (50.2) 51 (36.4) 114 (72.1) 2 (0–4)
 8≤HbA1c<9 60 72.1 (0.81) 31 (44.7) 25 (37.0) 40 (71.3) 2 (0–4)
 ≥9 68 70.5 (0.91) 36 (42.2) 27 (52.1) 50 (61.6) 2 (0–4)

Abbreviations: HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; SE, standard error; OADs, oral antidiabetic drugs.