Characteristics of being up to date or not up to date with glucose testing among people aged 40 years and older in Ontario, 2017
| Characteristic | No. (%)* of population up to date with glucose testing in 2017 | Std. difference† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n = 4 264 253 | No n = 1 567 009 | ||
| Sex | 0.22 | ||
| Men | 1 891 174 (44.3) | 869 149 (55.5) | |
| Women | 2 373 074 (55.7) | 697 858 (44.5) | |
| Age, yr | |||
| Mean ± SD | 58.1 ± 12.0 | 53.5 ± 11.3 | 0.39 |
| Median (IQR) | 56 (49–66) | 51 (45–59) | 0.42 |
| Community size‡ | 0.03 | ||
| Rural | 467 345 (11.0) | 183 529 (11.8) | |
| Urban | 3 787 951 (89.0) | 1 370 074 (88.2) | |
| Neighbourhood income quintile‡ | |||
| 1 (highest) | 744 427 (17.5) | 333 079 (21.5) | 0.1 |
| 2 | 823 090 (19.4) | 311 113 (20.0) | 0.02 |
| 3 | 853 497 (20.1) | 294 214 (18.9) | 0.03 |
| 4 | 873 713 (20.5) | 288 753 (18.6) | 0.05 |
| 5 (lowest) | 959 188 (22.6) | 325 952 (21.0) | 0.04 |
| Surname-based ethnicity | |||
| Chinese | 233 458 (5.5) | 111 486 (7.1) | 0.07 |
| South Asian | 126 223 (3.0) | 39 755 (2.5) | 0.04 |
| Other | 3 904 567 (91.6) | 1 415 701 (90.4) | 0.03 |
| Rostered to a primary care physician | |||
| Yes | 3 566 023 (83.6) | 918 832 (58.6) | 0.57 |
| Virtual§ | 575 762 (13.5) | 219 041 (14.0) | 0.01 |
| No | 122 463 (2.9) | 429 134 (27.4) | 0.73 |
| No. of visits to a family physician (2014–2016) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 11.7 ± 11.8 | 4.8 ± 8.9 | 0.66 |
| Median (IQR) | 9 (4–15) | 2 (0–6) | 1.03 |
| No. of visits to a family physician (2014–2016): categorized | |||
| None | 200 418 (4.7) | 561 869 (35.9) | 0.84 |
| 1–3 | 626 772 (14.7) | 382 643 (24.4) | 0.25 |
| 4–9 | 1 462 081 (34.3) | 386 404 (24.7) | 0.21 |
| 10+ | 1 974 977 (46.3) | 236 091 (15.1) | 0.72 |
| Hypertension | 1 593 337 (37.4) | 247 523 (15.8) | 0.50 |
| History of hyperlipidemia | 218 957 (5.1) | 13 479 (0.9) | 0.25 |
| Any history of cardiovascular disease¶ | 208 689 (4.9) | 30 320 (1.9) | 0.16 |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless otherwise specified.
↵† p value for differences all < 0.001.
‡ Data for community size and neighbourhood income quintile are missing for 22 356 and 24 229 people, respectively.
§ With virtual rostering, a patient is not formally on a physician’s roster, but received most of their primary care from a specific physician in 2015/16.
↵¶ Defined as any previous hospital admission for myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft surgery.