Weighted distribution of baseline characteristics of adult First Nations respondents to the Regional Health Survey10,11 with and without diabetes in Ontario, 2015/16, and estimated 10-year (2015/16–2025/26) risk of type 2 diabetes and new diabetes cases expected
| Characteristic | % of people (95% CI) | 10-yr type 2 diabetes risk (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 2 diabetes n = 228 Weighted = 11 209* | No history of diabetes n = 708 Weighted = 39 494* | 10-yr diabetes risk, %† | No. of new diabetes cases‡ | |
| Overall | – | – | 9.6 (8.3–10.8) | 3501 (2653–4348) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 44.7 (41.1–48.4) | 51.5 (48.7–54.3) | 11.3 (9.3–13.4) | 2013 (1507–2518) |
| Female | 55.3 (51.6–58.9) | 48.5 (45.7–51.3) | 7.9 (7.1–8.8) | 1488 (1106–1870) |
| Age at interview, yr | ||||
| 20–44 | 25.9 (16.3–38.6) | 61.4 (54.5–67.9) | 5.6 (4.6–6.6) | 1237 (893–1582) |
| 45–64 | 44.9 (34.7–55.7) | 28.5 (22.8–35.0) | 15.8 (14.0–17.6) | 1658 (1176–2141) |
| ≥ 65 | 29.2 (24.1–34.8) | 10.0 (7.7–13.1) | 15.7 (13.7–17.8) | 605 (372–839) |
| Household income | ||||
| ≤ 24 999 | 26.9 (20.4–34.6) | 22.2 (18.1–26.9) | 10.3 (8.4–12.3) | 863 (597–1129) |
| 25 000–49 999 | 19.1 (13.1–26.9) | 22.9 (17.5–29.4) | 10.4 (8.7–12.1) | 836 (607–1167) |
| 50 000–69 999 | 12.2 (8.5–17.3) | 4.1 (2.6–6.4) | 12.6 (9.7–15.5) | 204 (89–319) |
| 70 000–99 999 | 6.6 (4.7–9.0) | 5.1 (3.4–7.5) | 8.9 (5.9–11.7) | 177 (94–261) |
| ≥ 100 000 | 7.7 (4.1–14.0) | 3.1 (1.4–6.7) | 8.0 (5.4–10.5) | 93 (15–171) |
| Missing | 27.5 (21.8–34.1) | 42.6 (34.3–51.3) | 8.7 (6.4–10.9) | 1326 (799–1854) |
| Food security | ||||
| Food secure | 57.3 (50.2–64.1) | 52.0 (47.0–56.9) | 9.5 (8.0–11.1) | 1869 (1336–2402) |
| Food insecure | 41.3 (34.5–48.4) | 44.8 (39.9–49.8) | 9.6 (8.2–11.1) | 1595 (1213–1976) |
| Body mass index | ||||
| Normal weight | 8.4 (4.7–14.5) | 23.0 (16.0–31.9) | 2.7 (2.0–3.5) | 244 (182–308) |
| Overweight | 33.8 (27.7–40.3) | 36.0 (31.4–40.9) | 7.4 (6.4–8.4) | 929 (734–1125) |
| Obese | 53.0 (46.0–59.8) | 38.8 (31.6–46.5) | 15.8 (14.8–16.9) | 2270 (1527–3013) |
| Physical activity level | ||||
| Active | 22.9 (17.6–29.1) | 29.0 (23.9–34.5) | 7.5 (5.7–9.2) | 845 (536–2339) |
| Moderately active | 12.6 (7.8–19.5) | 13.9 (10.6–18.0) | 10.6 (7.4–13.8) | 565 (300–830) |
| Inactive | 58.4 (51.6–64.8) | 50.5 (45.3–55.5) | 10.6 (9.3–11.9) | 1960 (1581–2339) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never smoked | 21.1 (15.5–28.0) | 24.9 (18.1–33.0) | 10.5 (9.3–11.8) | 1024 (595–1451) |
| Former smoker | 35.8 (28.6–43.7) | 21.3 (16.8–26.6) | 11.2 (9.8–12.7) | 907 (663–1151) |
| Current smoker | 41.5 (32.6–50.9) | 51.1 (42.6–59.5) | 8.4 (6.5–10.4) | 1569 (1177–1961) |
| Hypertension | ||||
| Yes | 53.6 (43.7–63.3) | 14.0 (11.6–16.9) | 21.1 (18.8–23.4) | 1118 (792–1445) |
| No | 45.4 (35.7–55.3) | 83.2 (80.3–85.6) | 7.6 (6.3–8.9) | 2382 (1754–3010) |
| Consumption of traditional vegetation in previous 12 mo | ||||
| A few times/often | 90.8 (84.8–94.5) | 84.0 (77.5–88.6) | 9.5 (8.1–10.9) | 3007 (2230–3783) |
| Not at all | 12.6 (8.0–19.0) | 7.3 (4.1–12.7) | 10.4 (7.8–12.9) | 367 (251–668) |
| Knowledge of a First Nations language | ||||
| Yes | 89.8 (84.9–93.2) | 92.1 (88.8–94.5) | 9.8 (8.7–10.9) | 3093 (2308–3877) |
| No | 10.2 (6.8–15.1) | 7.9 (5.5–11.2) | 10.1 (7.7–12.5) | 369 (183–555) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Represented population estimated with the use of Regional Health Survey10,11 sampling weights. Column percentages do not total 100% where missing values are not reported.
↵† Estimated among respondents who reported not having a diabetes diagnosis at baseline.
↵‡ Column totals do not add to 3501 owing to rounding. Also, we do not report those with missing information on food security, body mass index, physical activity, consumption of traditional foods or knowledge of a First Nations language.