Disparities in Diabetes Care Between Smokers and Nonsmokers
- 1Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York
- 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, New York
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Akiko S. Hosler, PhD, Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, New York State Department of Health, 565 Corning Tower, ESP, Albany, NY 12237-0679. E-mail: ash05{at}health.state.ny.us
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Comparison of patient profiles, diabetes care indicators, and A1C values between diabetic smokers and age-, sex-, and race-matched diabetic nonsmokers
Diabetic smoker Diabetic nonsmoker P n 2,261 2,261 — Demographics Age (years) 54.2 ± 13.2 54.9 ± 13.5 0.078 Sex Male 44.8 44.8 1.000 Female 55.2 55.2 — Ethnicity Non-Hispanic white 70.0 70.0 1.000 Non-Hispanic black 15.3 15.3 — American Indian 1.5 1.5 — Asian and Pacific 0.7 0.7 — Hispanic 11.7 11.7 — Other 0.8 0.8 — Health insurance status Uninsured 14.7 10.7 <0.001 Medicare 25.2 23.8 — Medicaid 24.0 13.9 — Private plan 36.1 51.6 — Current diabetes medication Oral and insulin 10.9 10.9 0.452 Insulin only 11.3 14.5 — Oral only 59.3 57.5 — None 18.5 17.1 — Years since diabetes diagnosis 6.7 ± 7.2 7.1 ± 8.0 0.079 BMI (kg/m2) 31.9 ± 7.7 32.8 ± 7.7 <0.001 Diabetes care indicators (insurance status adjusted) A1C test last year ≥2 48.9 57.4 <0.001 1 26.8 22.5 — 0 24.3 20.1 — Professional foot check last year ≥2 39.6 47.8 <0.001 1 21.4 21.1 — 0 39.0 31.1 — Dilated eye exam last year Yes 60.9 68.1 <0.001 No 39.1 31.8 — Flu shot last year Yes 52.2 62.8 <0.001 No 47.8 37.1 — Pneumococcal shot ever Yes 38.0 42.7 0.141 No 62.0 57.4 — Latest A1C value 8.2 ± 2.2 7.7 ± 2.0 <0.001 -
Data are means ± SD or percentages unless otherwise indicated.
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Disparities in Diabetes Care Between Smokers and Nonsmokers
