Table 2
Percentage of Canadians with physician-diagnosed diabetes reporting tests performed by a health care professional, by selected characteristics, household population aged 18 or older, selected provinces/territories,† 2005

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  Hemoglobin A1C test, past 12 months Foot examination, past 12 months Eye exam (pupils dilated), ever
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Total, aged 18 or older 74.4 72.2 to 76.6 48.4 45.9 to 51.0 68.2 65.8 to 70.5
Sex
Male‡ 75.6 72.5 to 78.8 49.1 45.3 to 52.8 67.2 64.0 to 70.5
Female 72.7 69.7 to 75.8 47.5 44.0 to 51.0 69.4 66.3 to 72.6
Age
18 to 24‡ 71.9 65.1 to 78.8 45.9 38.1 to 53.7 58.6 50.5 to 66.7
45 to 64 76.2 72.6 to 79.8 48.5 44.7 to 52.4 70.3* 66.7 to 73.9
65 or older 73.3 70.3 to 76.3 49.0 45.3 to 52.8 68.8* 65.8 to 70.5
Uses insulin
Yes‡ 82.9 78.6 to 87.1 67.8 62.8 to 72.8 81.8 77.5 to 86.0
No 74.1* 71.5 to 76.6 44.7* 41.7 to 47.6 66.3* 63.6 to 69.0
Has a regular medical doctor
Yes 74.8* 72.5 to 77.1 48.7 46.1 to 51.3 68.5 66.2 to 70.9
No‡ 61.5 52.1 to 71.0 39.8 29.6 to 49.9 56.5 45.9 to 67.0
Household income
Less than $20,000 70.8 66.2 to 75.3 46.1 40.6 to 51.5 65.5 60.8 to 70.3
$20,000 to $39,999 72.7 68.3 to 77.1 52.0 47.3 to 56.6 69.8 65.4 to 74.3
$40,000 to $59,999 76.5 71.1 to 81.9 42.7 36.3 to 49.1 67.8 61.6 to 74.0
$60,000 or more‡ 77.8 73.0 to 82.6 52.4 47.0 to 57.8 69.1 63.8 to 74.4
Missing 72.5 67.1 to 77.9 44.4 38.0 to 50.7 66.7 60.6 to 72.8
Highest level of education
Less than secondary 73.2 69.9 to 76.5 46.0 41.8 to 50.2 65.4 61.6 to 69.1
Secondary graduation‡ 75.9 70.0 to 81.7 53.5 46.3 to 60.6 67.3 60.7 to 73.9
Some postsecondary 73.6 65.3 to 81.9 39.0 27.7 to 50.3 72.6 63.7 to 81.5
Postsecondary graduation 76.7 73.1 to 80.3 50.8 47.0 to 54.5 70.8 66.9 to 74.6
† Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba and Yukon Territory
‡ reference category
* significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05)
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, diabetes care module.