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Table 1 Characteristics of subjects with diabetes on December 31 st , 2009: 20–74 years

From: Differences in diabetes prevalence and inequalities in disease management and glycaemic control by immigrant status: a population-based study (Italy)

Area of origin (n. of subject with diabetes)

Sex

Prevalence

Age

Not treated

Not in care of diabetes clinics

Without HbA1c test in 2010*

Among tested, HbA1c > =9%

Crude

Adjusted

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Italy (15,889)

F

4.1

3.6

3.5-3.7

62.0

61.7-62.2

1,423

21.9

1,455

22.3

1839

28.6

586

12.6

 

M

5.8

5.5

5.4-5.6

61.2

61.0-61.4

1,982

21.1

2,083

22.2

2892

31.5

769

12.0

HDC (11)

F

2.1

2.2

0.4-4.0

51.8

43.7-60.0

1

14.3

1

14.3

2

33.3

1

25.0

 

M

7.5

1.7

0.1-3.4

61.2

55.9-66.1

1

25.0

1

25.0

2

50.0

0

0.0

HMPC (1,295)

F

2.7

5.0

4.5-5.5

50.8

49.9-51.8

133

21.5

155

25.1

288

47.1

94

29.0

 

M

3.1

6.5

5.8-7.1

48.6

47.8-49.4

117

17.3

128

18.9

285

42.5

104

26.9

Europe no HDC (281)

F

1.8

3.1

2.5-3.7

54.9

53.2-56.5

31

18.9

50

30.5

84

51.5

11

13.9

 

M

1.9

5.3

4.3-6.4

55.2

53.1-57.4

14

12.0

26

22.2

48

41.4

14

20.6

Northern Africa (396)

F

5.6

9.3

8.0-10.6

50.8

49.0-52.6

43

21.2

59

29.1

100

49.7

30

29.7

 

M

3.5

5.9

4.8-7.0

48.6

47.3-50.0

32

16.6

47

24.3

95

50.3

22

23.4

Sub-Saharan Africa

F

3.0

6.5

3.7-9.3

44.6

41.4-47.9

11

23.4

9

19.1

22

47.8

9

37.5

(114)

M

3.4

4.3

2.1-6.5

44.9

43.2-46.7

12

17.9

9

13.4

31

46.3

10

27.8

Southern Asia (378)

F

4.6

9.7

7.9-11.5

48.8

46.7-50.9

36

26.9

21

15.7

47

35.6

36

42.3

 

M

5.8

10.2

8.4-11.9

46.7

45.5-48.0

52

21.3

34

13.9

83

34.3

48

29.8

Rest of Asia (94)

F

1.9

4.5

2.5-6.5

48.4

44.9-51.9

8

17.0

11

23.4

26

55.3

4

19.0

 

M

2.3

3.9

2.4-5.4

46.9

43.9-49.8

7

14.9

9

19.1

23

48.9

8

33.3

LA and the Caribbean

F

2.7

4.3

2.2-6.4

51.7

47.5-56.0

4

17.4

5

21.7

9

39.1

4

28.6

(32)

M

3.4

3.2

1.1-5.2

48.6

41.0-56.1

0

0.0

3

33.3

5

55.6

2

50.0

  1. *Excluding those who died or moved in 2010 (n = 302).