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Table 4 LDL Cholesterol Indicator outcomes among Diabetic adults in Two Saskatchewan Health regions by Demographic Characteristics

From: Measuring quality of diabetes care by linking health care system administrative databases with laboratory data

 

Number of persons with diabetes†

Tested for LDL-C

Number of persons tested

LDL-C < 2.5 mmol/L

Mean LDL-C

  

%

OR (95% CI)

 

%

OR (95% CI)

Mmol/L

Significance

TOTAL

24207

49.7

 

12019

45.1

 

2.7

 

female

11294

47.6

0.89(0.85-0.94)

5379

41.3

0.76(0.78-0.81)

2.8

p < 0.0001

male*

12913

51.4

 

6640

48.2

 

2.6

 

ETHNICITY

        

FN

2321

29.2

0.38(0.35-0.42)

677

47.9

1.26(1.07-1.47)

2.6

p = 0.19

OSK*

21886

51.8

 

11342

44.9

 

2.7

 

LOCATION

        

urban*

18702

57.1

 

10679

45.0

 

2.7

 

non-urban

5476

24.1

0.23(0.22-0.25)

1322

46.2

1.03(0.92-1.15)

2.7

p = 0.18

AGE (years)

        

20-29

358

29.1

0.49(0.39-0.62)

104

42.3

0.84(0.57-1.25)

2.8

 

30-39

1379

35.1

0.64(0.57-0.72)

484

39.5

0.75(0.62-0.91)

2.8

 

40-49

3040

46.8

1.04(0.96-1.13)

1423

42.1

0.82(0.73-0.93)

2.7

 

50-59

5268

54.5

1.41(1.32-1.51)

2871

43.4

0.85(0.77-0.94)

2.7

p = 0.0002

60-69

5428

57.9

1.62(1.51-1.74)

3144

46.7

0.98(0.89-1.07)

2.7

 

≥ 70*

8734

45.7

 

3993

46.9

 

2.7

 

INCOME QUINTILE

        

lowest

6170

45.8

0.74(0.69-0.81)

2826

44.1

0.91(0.81-1.02)

2.7

 

second

5630

48.4

0.81(0.74-0.88)

2726

44.6

0.91(0.81-1.02)

2.7

 

third

4499

49.9

0.85(0.78-0.92)

2247

45.1

0.93(0.82-1.04)

2.7

p < 0.02

fourth

4044

52.3

0.93(0.85-1.01)

2116

45.1

0.92(0.81-1.03)

2.7

 

highest*

3770

54.8

 

2067

47.4

 

2.6

 
  1. All rates are crude rates
  2. * Reference category
  3. † Includes prevalent diabetes cases aged 20 years and older at beginning of fiscal year 2005/06 in Saskatchewan's two largest Health Regions