Table 1 Prevalence (%) and process measures performed (%) by gender, SER, immigration, ethnicity and SVHI
From: Disparities in diabetes care: role of the patient's socio-demographic characteristics
| Variable | Prevalence | P Value | HbA1C Testing | P Value | LDL Testing | P Value | Optimal F/U | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||||
| Males | 8.4 | 85.0 | 84.3 | 23.7 | ||||
| Females | 6.2 | < 0.001 | 86.3 | < 0.001 | 85.2 | < 0.001 | 24.7 | 0.002 |
| SER | ||||||||
| 1-5 | 9.0 | 86.2 | 84.2 | 26.5 | ||||
| 6-10 | 8.8 | 86.2 | 84.9 | 24.5 | ||||
| 11-15 | 7.7 | 85.7 | 85.2 | 23.5 | ||||
| 16-20 | 6.2 | < 0.001 | 85.1 | < 0.001 | 84.7 | < 0.001 | 24.9 | < 0.001 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Arabs | 8.2 | 86.3 | 83.5 | 21.2 | ||||
| Non Arabs | 7.1 | < 0.001 | 85.6 | 0.276 | 84.8 | 0.049 | 24.4 | < 0.001 |
| Immigration | ||||||||
| Immigrants | 10.1 | 87.5 | 86.7 | 24.3 | ||||
| Veterans | 6.7 | < 0.001 | 85.0 | < 0.001 | 84.7 | < 0.001 | 24.1 | 0.580 |
| SVHI | ||||||||
| Owners | 7.3 | 86.3 | 85.3 | 24.6 | ||||
| Non Owners | 6.8 | < 0.001 | 80.8 | < 0.001 | 80.4 | < 0.001 | 20.3 | < 0.001 |