Research Article

Sex Disparities in Diabetes Process of Care Measures and Self-Care in High-Risk Patients

Table 2

Pathways cohort characteristics by sex.

All subjectsSubjects with diabetic complications
Women
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Men
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Women
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Men
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Age (years)62.5 ± 14.063.8 ± 12.7 0.00264.4 ± 13.666.0 ± 12.1 0.001
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white1,753 (74.3)1,872 (75.5) 0.621,104 (76.4)1,245 (77.8) 0.59
 Non-Hispanic black 207 (8.8)195 (7.9)132 (9.1)124 (7.8)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 236 (10.0)236 (9.5)119 (8.2)131 (8.2)
 Other164 (7.0)176 (7.1)90 (6.2)100 (6.3)
Married1,238 (53.3)1,924 (78.4)<0.001742 (52.1)1,252 (78.7)<0.001
≥High school education1,640 (71.0)1,918 (78.6)<0.001987 (69.7)1,234 (77.9)<0.001
Income ≥ $20,000/year931 (51.4)1,264 (61.9)<0.001521 (47.7)755 (57.3)<0.001
Smoker181 (7.9)231 (9.4) 0.05102 (7.2)125 (7.9) 0.47
Body mass index (kg/m2)32.3 ± 8.229.7 ± 5.7<0.00132.3 ± 8.229.8 ± 5.8<0.001
Hypertension980 (45.0)939 (41.0) 0.008753 (52.1)758 (47.4)<0.001
Major depression331 (14.1)237 (9.6)<0.001211 (14.7)186 (11.6) 0.01
Diabetic complications
 Number of diabetic complications1.3 ± 1.31.4 ± 1.4<0.0011.9 ± 1.12.0 ± 1.1 0.006
 ≥1 diabetic complication1,445 (66.3)1,600 (69.9) 0.01
 Microalbuminuria507 (34.4)698 (46.7)<0.001486 (50.5)633 (61.3)<0.001
Laboratory testing
 Hemoglobin A1c (12 months)2,043 (86.6)2,153 (86.9) 0.771,366 (94.5)1,521 (95.1) 0.51
 LDL (12 months)1,242 (52.6)1,462 (59.0)<0.001843 (58.3)1,082 (67.6)<0.001
 Microalbuminuria (24 months)1,475 (62.5)1,494 (60.3) 0.11963 (66.6)1,032 (64.5) 0.21
Laboratory results
 Mean hemoglobin A1c (%)7.8 ± 1.57.8 ± 1.6 0.417.9 ± 1.67.9 ± 1.6 0.64
 Hemoglobin A1c < 7%692 (33.9)683 (31.7) 0.14417 (30.5)429 (28.2) 0.17
 Mean LDL (mg/dL)115.9 ± 36.0107.8 ± 33.6<0.001112.3 ± 35.3104.9 ± 33.3<0.001
 LDL < 130 mg/dL955 (67.3)1,259 (75.3)<0.001671 (70.3)969 (78.5)<0.001
Medications
 Statin577 (26.5)809 (35.4)<0.001451 (31.2)665 (41.6)<0.001
 Statin if LDL >130 mg/dL110 (24.2)122 (31.3) 0.0281 (29.5)93 (36.9) 0.07
 ACE inhibitor1,238 (56.8)1,354 (59.2) 0.11901 (62.4)1,040 (65.5) 0.07
 ACE inhibitor if microalbuminuria342 (67.5)455 (65.2) 0.41334 (68.7)424 (67.0) 0.54
Diet
 ≥5 servings of fruits/vegetables (days/week)4.1 ± 2.43.8 ± 2.5<0.0014.1 ± 2.43.8 ± 2.5 0.004
 High fat foods (days/week)2.8 ± 1.93.2 ± 2.0<0.0012.8 ± 1.93.1 ± 2.0<0.001
Exercise
 ≥30-minute exercise (days/week)3.0 ± 2.43.5 ± 2.4<0.0012.8 ± 2.43.4 ± 2.4<0.001
 ≥30-minute exercise, 3 times a week1,276 (55.3)1,568 (63.9)<0.001730 (51.8)989 (62.4)<0.001
Blood glucose testing (days/week)4.5 ± 2.84.4 ± 2.9 0.234.7 ± 2.84.6 ± 2.8 0.34
Foot examination (days/week)4.7 ± 2.64.4 ± 2.8<0.0014.8 ± 2.64.7 ± 2.7 0.09

Data are (%) or mean ± SD.
LDL: low-density lipoprotein; ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme.