Table 12. Adults age 18 and over with diabetes whose hemoglobin A1c level was less than 7.0%, by gender, United States, 1999-2004

Women With Diabetes: Quality of Health Care, 2004-2005

Total

Population group^a		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		1,342	13,425	48.9	2.3
Age	18-44	156	2,164	41.4	5.6
	45-64	516	5,985	45.7	3.2
	65 and over	670	5,275	55.7	2.6
Race/ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, White	530	8,806	54.7	2.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	317	1,991	39.3	2.7
	Mexican American	390	965	35.3	2.4
Family income^b	Negative/poor	293	2,146	42.3	4.1
	Near poor	404	3,350	50.7	4.1
	Middle	315	3,694	51.0	3.3
	High	204	2,891	50.5	4.6
Education	Less than high school	656	4,560	41.4	2.9
	High school graduate	271	3,328	52.7	3.2
	At least some college	414	5,530	52.9	3.2

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Women

Population group^a		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		667	6,814	50.9	2.7
Age	18-44	84	963	37.3	7.1
	45-64	255	2,921	48.8	3.8
	65 and over	328	2,929	57.5	3.2
Race/ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, White	241	4,231	57.7	3.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	170	1,203	40.1	3.7
	Mexican American	200	514	35.1	3.7
Family income^b	Negative/poor	173	1,332	48.8	4.9
	Near poor	201	1,813	53.4	4.5
	Middle	151	1,890	52.9	5.1
	High	73	1,015	50.5	7.0
Education	Less than high school	341	2,497	44.7	3.0
	High school graduate	145	1,848	56.3	5.2
	At least some college	180	2,463	53.2	5.2

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Men

Population group^a		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		675	6,611	46.9	2.8
Age	18-44	72	1,201	44.8	7.6
	45-64	261	3,064	42.8	4.3
	65 and over	342	2,346	53.3	4.2
Race/ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, White	289	4,575	51.8	3.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	147	788	38.0	3.5
	Mexican American	190	452	35.6	3.5
Family income^b	Negative/poor	120	814	31.7	6.1
	Near poor	203	1,537	47.4	5.8
	Middle	164	1,804	48.9	4.9
	High	131	1,876	50.5	6.1
Education	Less than high school	315	2,064	37.4	4.1
	High school graduate	126	1,480	48.2	5.0
	At least some college	234	3,067	52.7	3.3

^a Adults with DIQ010=1 are defined as with diabetes.
^b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Current as of November 2008

Internet Citation: Table 12. Adults age 18 and over with diabetes whose hemoglobin A1c level was less than 7.0%, by gender, United States, 1999-2004: Women With Diabetes: Quality of Health Care, 2004-2005. November 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/women-and-diabetes-2004-2005/wmdiabapbtab12.html