Age- and sex-adjusted* glycemic and lipid control in First Nations people and other people in Ontario with diabetes,† 2014/15
| Variable | % (95% CI) of First Nations people‡ n = 14 755 | % (95% CI) of other people in Ontario‡ n = 985 865 | Difference | % (95% CI) of First Nations people‡ | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living outside of First Nations communities n = 9148 | Living in First Nations communities n = 5607 | |||||
| A1c level, mean (95% CI), % | 7.59 (7.57 to 7.61) | 7.03 (7.02 to 7.03) | 0.56 (0.54 to 0.59) | 7.56 (7.53 to 7.60) | 7.91 (7.86 to 7.95) | 0.34 (0.28 to 0.40) |
| A1c category, % | ||||||
| ≤ 7.0 | 47.9 (46.6 to 48.0) | 59.5 (58.7 to 60.3) | −12.3 (−13.1 to −11.5) | 48.0 (46.4 to 49.6) | 39.5 (37.9 to 41.1) | 8.5 (6.9 to 10.1) |
| > 7.0 to < 8.5 | 27.4 (26.5 to 27.9) | 27.7 (27.0 to 28.5) | −0.6 (−1.3 to 0.1) | 26.3 (24.8 to 27.8) | 28.2 (26.7 to 29.7) | −1.9 (−3.4 to −0.4) |
| ≥ 8.5 | 24.7 (23.6 to 25.0) | 12.8 (12.1 to 13.5) | 11.5 (10.8 to 12.1) | 25.7 (24.2 to 27.2) | 32.3 (30.8 to 33.8) | −6.6 (−8.1 to −5.1) |
| LDL level, mean (95% CI), mmol/L | 1.95 (1.93 to 1.96) | 2.15 (2.15 to 2.16) | −0.21 (−0.23 to −0.19) | 2.06 (2.04 to 2.08) | 2.02 (2.00 to 2.05) | −0.04 (−0.07 to −0.00) |
| LDL category, mmol/L | ||||||
| ≤ 2 | 60.3 (59.7 to 61.6) | 52.0 (51.1 to 52.9) | 8.7 (7.8 to 9.6) | 54.5 (52.6 to 56.4) | 56.0 (54.1 to 57.9) | −1.5 (−3.4 to 0.4) |
| > 2 to < 3 | 27.8 (27.1 to 28.8) | 30.5 (29.7 to 31.3) | −2.4 (−3.2 to −1.6) | 30.7 (28.9 to 32.5) | 30.4 (28.5 to 32.2) | 0.3 (−1.5 to 2.1) |
| ≥ 3 | 11.9 (11.4 to 12.5) | 17.5 (17.0 to 18.1) | −5.6 (−6.1 to −5.0) | 14.8 (13.5 to 16.2) | 13.6 (12.3 to 15.0) | 1.2 (−0.2 to 2.5) |
Note: A1c = glycated hemoglobin, CI = confidence interval, LDL = low-density lipoprotein.
↵* For means and differences in mean, we used general linear models to adjust for age and sex; for proportions and differences in proportion, we used logistic regression to adjust for age and sex.
↵† Those who had a test recorded in the Ontario Laboratory Information System in 2014/15 (for A1c, most recent recorded value from any of these observation codes: 4548–4, 71875–9, 59261–8, 17855–8, 17856–6, 41995–2; for LDL, most recent recorded value from observation code 39469–2).
↵‡ Except where noted otherwise.