Table 1:

Demographic characteristics of First Nations people with diabetes and other people with diabetes in Ontario, 2014/15

CharacteristicNo. (%) of people
First Nations peopleOther people in Ontario
n = 1 357 577
Overall
n = 22 952
Living in First Nations communities
n = 8869
Living outside of First Nations communities
n = 14 083
Sex
 Male10 644 (46.4)4234 (47.7)6410 (45.5)705 528 (52.0)
 Female12 308 (53.6)4635 (52.3)7673 (54.5)652 049 (48.0)
Age, yr
 ≤ 19290 (1.3)111 (1.3)179 (1.3)11 409 (0.8)
 20–341605 (7.0)613 (6.9)992 (7.0)42 235 (3.1)
 35–495621 (24.5)2202 (24.8)3419 (24.3)188 779 (13.9)
 50–649218 (40.2)3532 (39.8)5686 (40.4)469 665 (34.6)
 65–744106 (17.9)1597 (18.0)2509 (17.8)335 360 (24.7)
 ≥ 752112 (9.2)814 (9.2)1298 (9.2)310 129 (22.8)
Rurality*
 Urban6644 (28.9)392 (4.4)6252 (44.4)986 217 (72.6)
 Semiurban4600 (20.0)1119 (12.6)3481 (24.7)261 741 (19.3)
 Rural5393 (23.5)2400 (27.1)2993 (21.3)105 371 (7.8)
 Remote/missing6315 (27.5)4958 (55.9)1357 (9.6)4248 (0.3)
Comorbidity
 Low4984 (21.7)2464 (27.8)2520 (17.9)247 756 (18.2)
 Medium8868 (38.6)3481 (39.2)5387 (38.3)577 934 (42.6)
 High9100 (39.6)2924 (33.0)6176 (43.9)531 887 (39.2)
  • * Defined with the Rurality Index for Ontario.14

  • Defined with the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Group System Aggregated Diagnosis Groups.15