Glycemic Control Outcomes by Gender in the Pay-for-Performance System: A Retrospective Database Analysis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Characteristics of male and female patients in the year of study.

Characteristic	Overall	Male	Female
Age (years)	62.62	61.07	64.15	0.000
Years under the CSMUH plan	4.40	4.28	4.52	0.610
Age at diagnosis (years)	52.41	51.42	53.37	0.000
Diabetes duration (years)	10.91	10.34	11.48	0.002
BMI (<25 kg/m^2)*
≥25 (%)	56.03	58.76	53.17	0.032
<25 (%)	43.97	41.24	46.83

*Initial visit level.
^aComparison by sex.