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Table 2 Clinical and lifestyle characteristics of 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

Women

Men

Women

  

Proportion (95% CI)

Proportion (95% CI)

Proportion (95% CI)

Proportion (95% CI)

  

Clinical characteristics

Body mass index (kg/m2)†

        
 

Underweight/normal weight

42.7

(42.0–43.4)

58.7

(58.0–59.3)*

23.6

(21.2–25.9)

25.7

(23.4–28.0)

 

Overweight

40.7

(40.0–41.5)

27.0

(26.4–27.5)*

38.6

(36.2–41.0)

31.6

(29.2–34.0)*

 

Obese

16.6

(16.1–17.1)

14.4

(13.9–14.8)*

37.9

(35.4–40.4)

42.8

(40.2–45.3)

Hypertension

        
 

Yes

14.3

(13.8–14.8)

15.8

(15.3–16.2)*

50.1

(47.5–52.7)

59.3

(56.7–61.8)*

 

No

85.7

(85.2–86.2)

84.2

(83.8–84.7)*

49.9

(47.3–52.5)

40.8

(38.2–43.3)*

Medication for blood pressure

        
 

Yes

68.4

(67.0–69.9)

72.2

(71.1–73.4)*

89.4

(87.5–91.3)

89.9

(87.9–91.8)

 

No

31.6

(30.1–33.0)

27.8

(26.6–29.0)*

10.6

(8.8–12.5)

10.2

(8.2–12.1)

Heart disease

        
 

Yes

4.5

(4.2–4.7)

3.8

(3.5–4.0)*

20.2

(17.9–22.5)

19.3

(17.3–21.2)

 

No

95.6

(95.3–95.8)

96.2

(96.0–96.5)*

79.8

(77.5–82.2)

80.7

(78.8–82.7)

Suffers from effects of a stroke

        
 

Yes

0.9

(0.8–1.0)

0.8

(0.7–0.9)

3.0

(2.4–3.6)

4.5

(3.5–5.5)

 

No

99.1

(99.0–99.2)

99.2

(99.2–99.3)

97.0

(96.4–97.6)

95.5

(94.5–96.5)

Anxiety disorder

        
 

Yes

3.7

(3.4–3.9)

7.3

(6.9–7.7)*

3.5

(2.7–4.3)

8.3

(7.1–9.4)*

 

No

96.3

(96.1–96.6)

92.7

(92.4–93.1)*

96.5

(95.7–97.3)

91.8

(90.6–92.9)*

Mood disorder

        
 

Yes

4.7

(4.4–5.0)

8.6

(8.2–8.9)*

5.5

(4.4–6.5)

13.2

(11.5–14.9)*

 

No

95.3

(95.0–95.6)

91.4

(91.1–91.8)*

94.5

(93.5–95.6)

86.8

(85.1–88.5)*

Overnight patient in past year

        
 

Yes

5.6

(5.3–5.9)

9.4

(9.1–9.8)*

14.7

(13.0–16.4)

16.4

(14.6–18.2)

 

No

94.4

(94.1–94.7)

90.6

(90.2–91.0)*

85.3

(83.6–87.0)

83.6

(81.8–85.4)

Has a regular medical doctor

        
 

Yes

78.5

(78.0–79.1)

88.7

(88.2–89.1)*

93.8

(91.7–96.0)

96.1

(95.3–96.9)

 

No

21.5

(20.9–22.0)

11.3

(10.9–11.8)*

6.2

(4.0–8.3) §

3.9

(3.1–4.8)

  

Lifestyle characteristics

Physical activity Level

        
 

Inactive

47.6

(46.7–48.5)

53.2

(52.4–53.9)*

58.5

(56.0–61.0)

68.4

(65.9–70.8)*

 

Moderately/sufficiently active

52.4

(51.5–53.3)

46.9

(46.1–47.6)*

41.5

(39.0–44.0)

31.6

(29.2–34.1)*

Smoking status

        
 

Never-smoked

30.2

(29.5–30.9)

42.7

(42.1–43.4)*

22.0

(19.4–24.6)

45.5

(42.7–48.4)*

 

Former smoker

42.9

(42.2–43.6)

36.6

(36.0–37.2)*

58.8

(56.0–61.6)

38.5

(36.0–40.9)*

 

Current smokers

27.0

(26.3–27.6)

20.7

(20.2–21.2)*

19.2

(17.0–21.4)

16.0

(14.0–18.0)

Alcohol consumption

        
 

More than 1 drink a week

42.3

(41.5–43.1)

25.1

(24.5–25.7)*

29.5

(27.1–31.9)

9.5

(8.1–10.8)*

 

1 drink a week or less

44.4

(43.7–45.2)

53.6

(52.9–54.3)*

43.0

(40.3–45.8)

46.5

(44.0–49.1)

 

Non-drinker

13.3

(12.8–13.8)

21.3

(20.7–21.9)*

27.5

(24.8–30.2)

44.0

(41.4–46.6)*

Fruit/vegetable consumption†

        
 

Meets daily recommendations

11.3

(10.8–11.7)

23.0

(22.4–23.7)*

11.8

(10.2–13.4)

20.4

(18.3–22.4)*

 

Insufficient daily intake

88.8

(88.3–89.2)

77.0

(76.3–77.6)*

88.2

(86.6–89.8)

79.7

(77.6–81.7)*

Self-perceived general health

        
 

Excellent/very good

62.1

(61.4–62.8)

60.8

(60.2–61.5)

22.2

(20.2–24.1)

21.7

(19.2–24.1)

 

Good

28.8

(28.1–29.4)

28.7

(28.1–29.3)

41.3

(38.6–44.0)

39.8

(37.1–42.4)

 

Fair/poor

9.1

(8.8–9.5)

10.5

(10.1–10.9)*

36.5

(33.7–39.4)

38.6

(35.9–41.2)

Self-perceived mental health

        
 

Excellent/very good

75.8

(75.2–76.4)

74.2

(73.6–74.8)*

65.6

(62.9–68.4)

62.1

(59.5–64.7)

 

Good

19.6

(19.1–20.2)

20.9

(20.3–21.4)*

26.1

(23.5–28.7)

28.0

(25.6–30.4)

 

Fair/poor

4.6

(4.3–4.9)

5.0

(4.7–5.3)

8.3

(6.7–9.9)

9.9

(8.2–11.6)

Satisfaction with life in general

        
 

Negative (dissatisfied)

2.8

(2.6–3.1)

2.9

(2.7–3.2)

7.2

(5.0–9.4)

7.5

(6.2–8.8)

 

Neutral

5.4

(5.0–5.7)

5.4

(5.1–5.7)

7.7

(6.1–9.2)

7.9

(6.4–9.5)

 

Positive (satisfied)

91.8

(91.4–92.3)

91.7

(91.3–92.1)

85.2

(82.7–87.6)

84.6

(82.5–86.6)

Stress in life

        
 

Quite a bit

36.5

(35.7–37.2)

33.7

(33.1–34.3)*

44.5

(41.7–47.2)

40.8

(38.3–43.4)

 

A bit

41.8

(41.1–42.5)

42.3

(41.6–43.0)

33.5

(31.1–35.8)

37.7

(35.3–40.2)

 

Not very stressed

21.7

(21.1–22.3)

24.0

(23.4–24.6)*

22.1

(19.2–24.9)

21.4

(19.1–23.7)

  1. †Body Mass Index categories were based on WHO classification cut-offs: underweight and normal weight (≤24.99 kg/m2), overweight (25.0–29.99 kg/m2), obese (≥30.00 kg/m2); Fruit/Vegetable Consumption based on 2007 guidelines and dependent upon age and gender.
  2. *Estimates between men and women with and without diabetes are significantly different, based on non-overlapping 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
  3. §This estimate is considered to be of marginal quality because of the high sampling variability associated with it.