Table 2_2_1-1

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 2_2_1.1
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes and with an HbA1c level less than 7.0% (optimal control),^a United States, 2001-2004 and 2005-2008
		2005-2008				2001-2004
Priority population		Sample size	Weighted size	Percent	SE	Sample size	Weighted size	Percent	SE
Total		1,045	14,864,724	54.1	2.5	871	12,702,013	53.5	2.6
Age^b	40-59	344	6,643,611	51.7	3.8	264	5,887,819	49.7	3.3
Age^b	60 and over	701	8,221,113	58.0	3.1	607	6,814,194	59.5	2.8
Gender	Male	518	6,981,640	51.5	3.0	449	6,272,414	51.3	3.5
Gender	Female	527	7,883,084	56.5	3.1	422	6,429,599	55.7	3.7
Ethnicity	Mexican American	201	1,155,818	43.9	2.9	245	917,357	36.8	3.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	307	2,512,207	47.6	3.4	187	1,741,549	41.7	3.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	418	9,590,203	56.3	3.8	378	8,578,400	59.8	3.9
Family income^c	Negative/poor	209	2,027,613	45.3	4.3	175	1,729,102	44.4	5.5
	Near poor/low	290	3,766,206	62.9	3.4	260	3,145,078	51.5	6.3
	Middle	270	4,081,260	54.9	5.3	218	3,519,908	54.0	3.3
	High	175	3,842,785	53.5	4.6	158	3,258,945	54.6	5.6
Education	Less than high school	450	4,528,074	49.4	3.9	377	3,697,509	42.4	4.1
	High school graduate	249	4,096,482	50.5	5.1	190	3,138,628	53.8	5.1
	Some college	344	6,232,659	58.7	3.6	304	5,865,875	58.9	3.0

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated, using two age groups: 40 to 59 and 60 and over.

^b Age data are unadjusted.

^c Estimates are based on a revised definition of poverty that incorporates information on family income, size, and composition and is calculated as a percentage of the U.S. Census Bureau's poverty thresholds.� Negative or poor refers to family incomes below the Federal poverty line for a given household size and composition; 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.�� Respondents with unknown poverty information were excluded.

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 February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 2_2_1-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/2_diabetes/T2_2_1-1.html