Maternal characteristics of matched cohorts of individuals with and without type 2 diabetes in First Nation and all other Manitoban females
| Characteristic | No. (%)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Nation with type 2 diabetes n = 816 | First Nation without type 2 diabetes n = 2233 | All others with type 2 diabetes n = 690 | All others without type 2 diabetes n = 2068 | |
| Median age, yr (IQR) | 29 (25–34) | 28 (24–33) | 32 (29–36) | 32 (29–35) |
| Mean age, yr ± SD | 29.1 ± 5.8 | 28.4 ± 5.8 | 31.9 ± 4.8 | 31.8 ± 4.7 |
| Urban† | 113 (13.8) | 339 (15.2) | 513 (74.3) | 1544 (74.7) |
| Parity | ||||
| 0 | 151 (18.5) | 416 (18.6) | 225 (32.6) | 673 (32.5) |
| 1 | 153 (18.7) | 390 (17.5) | 242 (35.1) | 801 (38.7) |
| 2 | 147 (18.0) | 359 (16.1) | 125 (18.1) | 372 (18.0) |
| ≥ 3 | 365 (44.7) | 1068 (47.8) | 98 (14.2) | 222 (10.7) |
| Socioeconomic Factor Index group‡ | ||||
| High (less than −1) | § | 17 (0.8) | 29 (4.2) | 269 (13.0) |
| Middle (−1 to 0) | 59–64§ (7.2–7.8) | 158 (17.1) | 322 (46.7) | 1044 (50.5) |
| Low (0 to +1) | 135 (16.5) | 396 (17.7) | 224 (32.5) | 620 (30.0) |
| Very low (+1 plus) | 618 (75.7) | 1659 (74.3) | 112 (16.2) | 132 (6.4) |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless stated otherwise.
↵† Defined as a home address in 1 of the 2 major urban centres in Manitoba with a population > 50 000 people.
↵‡ Defined using the Socioeconomic Factor Index Version 2, which is calculated at the geographic level and assigned based on included individuals’ postal code27; n = 10 missing.
↵§ Data suppressed owing to small numbers in group.