Table 1.26 Percent of adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes whose hemoglobin A1c level was less than 7.0% (optimal control), United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2004a |
Priority population |
1999-2004 |
1988-1994 |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
48.7 |
2.3 |
41.2 |
3.2 |
Age, not age adjusted |
40-59 |
46.2 |
3.1 |
38.1 |
4.6 |
60 and over |
52.8 |
2.6 |
46.0 |
2.6 |
Gender |
Male |
46.9 |
3.0 |
44.4 |
3.6 |
Female |
50.4 |
3.1 |
37.7 |
4.1 |
Ethnicity |
Mexican American |
33.9 |
2.4 |
34.5 |
2.5 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
36.6 |
3.1 |
39.9 |
3.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
55.7 |
3.4 |
41.6 |
3.9 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
38.3 |
4.2 |
45.9 |
6.2 |
Near poor/low |
46.1 |
5.0 |
38.9 |
7.0 |
Middle |
51.8 |
3.3 |
39.7 |
5.4 |
High |
50.7 |
4.9 |
42.2 |
7.3 |
Education |
Less than high school |
39.0 |
3.3 |
DNA |
DNA |
High school graduate |
51.0 |
4.8 |
DNA |
DNA |
Some college |
54.4 |
3.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated, using 2 age groups: 40-59, 60 and over.
b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; 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.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.