| Characteristic | HbAIc, no. (%)* | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 7% n = 5526 | 7%-8% n = 2662 | > 8% n = 1814 | Missing n = 2356 | Total n = 12 358 | ||
| Age, yr | ||||||
| Mean ± SD | 65.68 ± 13.13 | 64.70 ± 13.31 | 58.15 ± 13.70 | 60.99 ± 16.21 | 63.47 ± 14.17 | < 0.001 |
| Median (IQR) | 67 (57-76) | 66 (56-74) | 58 (49-67) | 62 (51-73) | 64 (54-74) | < 0.001 |
| Age group, yr | ||||||
| 18-39 | 198 (3.6) | 106 (4.0) | 151 (8.3) | 264 (11.2) | 719 (5.8) | < 0.001 |
| 40-74 | 3783 (68.5) | 1907 (71.6) | 1441 (79.4) | 1557 (66.1) | 8688 (70.3) | |
| > 75 | 1545 (28.0) | 649 (24.4) | 222 (12.2) | 535 (22.7) | 2951 (23.9) | |
| Sex† | ||||||
| Female | 2768 (50.1) | 1252 (47.0) | 823 (45.4) | 1185 (50.3) | 6028 (48.8) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 2758 (49.9) | 1410 (53.0) | 991 (54.6) | 1171 (49.7) | 6330 (51.2) | |
| Income quintile | ||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 1064 (19.3) | 587 (22.1) | 466 (25.7) | 447 (19.0) | 2564 (20.7) | < 0.001 |
| 2 | 1008 (18.2) | 506 (19.0) | 354 (19.5) | 420 (17.8) | 2288 (18.5) | |
| 3 | 1053 (19.1) | 536 (20.1) | 355 (19.6) | 451 (19.1) | 2395 (19.4) | |
| 4 | 1101 (19.9) | 495 (18.6) | 300 (16.5) | 491 (20.8) | 2387 (19.3) | |
| 5 (highest) | 1249 (22.6) | 517 (19.4) | 327 (18.0) | 460 (19.5) | 2553 (20.7) | |
| Missing | 51 (0.9) | 21 (0.8) | 12 (0.7) | 87 (3.7) | 171 (1.4) | |
| No. of associated diagnostic groups | ||||||
| 0 | 47 (0.9) | 22 (0.8) | 20 (1.1) | 59 (2.5) | 148 (1.2) | < 0.001 |
| 1-4 | 1804 (32.6) | 917 (34.4) | 673 (37.1) | 808 (34.3) | 4202 (34.0) | |
| 5-9 | 2685 (48.6) | 1322 (49.7) | 843 (46.5) | 1015 (43.1) | 5865 (47.5) | |
| ≥ 10 | 990 (17.9) | 401 (15.1) | 278 (15.3) | 474 (20.1) | 2143 (17.3) | |
| Rurality Index of Ontario category | ||||||
| Urban (0-9) | 3283 (59.4) | 1550 (58.2) | 975 (53.7) | 1353 (57.4) | 7161 (57.9) | < 0.001 |
| Suburban (10-39) | 2117 (38.3) | 1044 (39.2) | 796 (43.9) | 873 (37.1) | 4830 (39.1) | |
| Rural (≥ 40) | 76 (1.4) | 48 (1.8) | 34 (1.9) | 45 (1.9) | 203 (1.6) | |
| Missing | 50 (0.9) | 20 (0.8) | 9 (0.5) | 85 (3.6) | 164 (1.3) | |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.
*Unless stated otherwise.
†As recorded in the Registered Persons Database.