Baseline characteristics of youth (aged 21 years, 9 months or younger) who had and did not have an insulin claim during coverage by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)+ program (Jan. 1, 2018, to Mar. 31, 2019)
| Characteristic | No. (%) of youth* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Entire cohort n = 9641 | At least 1 insulin claim during OHIP+ n = 7041 | No insulin claim during OHIP+ n = 2600 | |
| Any drug claim during OHIP+ | 8704 (90.3) | 7041 (100.0) | 1663 (64.0) |
| Metformin claim during OHIP+ | 341 (3.5) | 225 (3.2) | 116 (4.5) |
| Age, yr; mean ± SD | 14.3 ± 4.7 | 14.7 ± 4.3 | 13.2 ± 5.3 |
| Sex, male | 5029 (52.2) | 3639 (51.7) | 1390 (53.5) |
| Diabetes duration, yr; mean ± SD | 7.06 ± 4.25 | 7.40 ± 4.35 | 6.13 ± 3.80 |
| Deprivation quintile | |||
| 1 (Least deprived) | 2184 (22.7) | 1716 (24.4) | 468 (18.0) |
| 2 | 1985 (20.6) | 1478 (21.0) | 507 (19.5) |
| 3 | 1879 (19.5) | 1369 (19.4) | 510 (19.6) |
| 4 | 1703 (17.7) | 1182 (16.8) | 521 (20.0) |
| 5 (Most deprived) | 1776 (18.4) | 1232 (17.5) | 544 (20.9) |
| Missing | 114 (1.2) | 64 (0.9) | 50 (1.9) |
| Any drug claim before OHIP+ | 2988 (31.0) | 2466 (35.0) | 522 (20.1) |
Note: SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.