Table 13. Adults age 18 and over with diabetes whose hemoglobin A1c level was higher than 9.0%, 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	16.0	1.6
Age	18-44	156	2,164	26.4	5.2
	45-64	516	5,985	19.3	2.2
	65 and over	670	5,275	7.9	1.4
Race/ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, White	530	8,806	11.4	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	317	1,991	23.1	2.3
	Mexican American	390	965	24.9	2.7
Family income^b	Negative/poor	293	2,146	21.9	2.7
	Near poor	404	3,350	12.5	2.8
	Middle	315	3,694	14.9	2.3
	High	204	2,891	14.6	2.9
Education	Less than high school	656	4,560	19.4	2.6
	High school graduate	271	3,328	14.2	2.8
	At least some college	414	5,530	14.3	2.3

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Women

Population group^a		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		667	6,814	14.0	1.5
Age	18-44	84	963	*	*
	45-64	255	2,921	19.1	2.7
	65 and over	328	2,929	8.1	2.0
Race/ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, White	241	4,231	9.3	1.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	170	1,203	20.4	3.8
	Mexican American	200	514	25.6	3.8
Family income^b	Negative/poor	173	1,332	19.1	3.9
	Near poor	201	1,813	9.9	2.8
	Middle	151	1,890	11.4	2.7
	High	73	1,015	*	*
Education	Less than high school	341	2,497	17.3	2.6
	High school graduate	145	1,848	9.8	2.5
	At least some college	180	2,463	13.9	3.2

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Men

Population group^a		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		675	6,611	18.0	2.5
Age	18-44	72	1,201	34.4	6.5
	45-64	261	3,064	19.5	3.7
	65 and over	342	2,346	7.6	1.9
Race/ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, White	289	4,575	13.4	2.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	147	788	27.2	3.5
	Mexican American	190	452	24.1	3.9
Family income^b	Negative/poor	120	814	26.5	5.4
	Near poor	203	1,537	15.6	3.4
	Middle	164	1,804	18.5	4.2
	High	131	1,876	14.0	3.9
Education	Less than high school	315	2,064	21.8	4.0
	High school graduate	126	1,480	19.7	4.7
	At least some college	234	3,067	14.6	2.8

^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 13. Adults age 18 and over with diabetes whose hemoglobin A1c level was higher than 9.0%, 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/wmdiabapbtab13.html