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Table 1 Patient characteristics, limited to patients who were at least 45 years old

From: Diabetes screening with hemoglobin A1c prior to a change in guideline recommendations: prevalence and patient characteristics

 

Total non-diabetic patients*

Non-diabetic patients without a screening Hgb A1c from 2006 to 2009

Non-diabetic patients with at least one screening Hgb A1c from 2006 to 2009

Parameter

Value

% with no data

Value

% with no data

Value

% with no data

N (%)

6786(100)

 

5414(80)

 

1372(20)

 

% Male

34

0

33

0

44

0

Mean age in years (median, IQR)

61 (59, 51-70)

0

60 (57, 50-68)

0

64 (63, 55-73)

0

% current smoker

7

10

7

12

8

5

Mean weight in Kg (SD)

73.3(17.1)

11

72.1(16.7)

13

77.0(17.9)

6

Mean BMI** (SD)

26.9(5.2)

13

26.5(5.0)

14

28.0(5.6)

8

%BMI > = 30

21

 

19

 

29

 

Mean WC in cm (SD)

90 (14)

67

89 (13)

66

96 (12)

70

Mean sBP in mmHg (SD)

123(15)

8

123(15)

9

125 (15)

5

Mean dBP in mmHg (SD)

76 (9)

8

75(9)

9

77(9)

5

% Patients with HTN

34

 

30

 

47

 

Mean LDL cholesterol in mmol/l (SD)

3.3(0.9)

23

3.3(0.9)

28

3.2(1.0)

5

Mean FBG in mmol/l (SD)

5.3(0.6)

23

5.2 (0.5)

29

5.5(0.6)

4

% with FBG 6 to 6.9

8.7

 

5.4

 

19.8

 
  1. *Patients indicated as being active and rostered to a participating physician on December 31st 2009, with at least one visit between January 1st 2007 and December 31st 2009
  2. **BMI: Body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared)
  3. WC: waist circumference; sBP: sytolic blood pressure; dBP: diastolic blood pressure; HTN: hypertension; FBG: fasting blood glucose; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range