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Table 1 Demographic characteristics for individuals living with and without diabetes by gender

From: Exploring differences in Canadian adult men and women with Diabetes management: results from the Canadian Community Health Survey

 

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)

  1. *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).