Selected demographic, clinical, and standards of care variables among American Indian/Alaska Native people with type 2 diabetes (IHS, 1998)
| Age at audit (years) | 8,860 (54.9 ± 13.4) |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 8,860 (46.1 ± 13.2) |
| Diabetes duration (years) | 8,860 (8.8 ± 7.4) |
| BMI | 8,860 (32.9 ± 7.1) |
| HbA1c | 8,860 (8.6 ± 2.3) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 3,532 (39.9) |
| Female | 5,328 (60.1) |
| Proteinuria | |
| Yes | 2,196 (24.8) |
| No | 5,342 (60.3) |
| Unknown | 1,322 (14.9) |
| Treatment type | |
| Diet alone | 1,068 (12.1) |
| Oral agents | 5,043 (56.9) |
| Insulin (with or without oral agents) | 2,616 (29.5) |
| Unknown | 133 (1.5) |
| Diabetes health care index factors | |
| Foot exam | |
| Yes | 5,563 (62.8) |
| No | 3,297 (37.2) |
| Eye exam | |
| Yes | 5,004 (56.5) |
| No | 3,856 (43.5) |
| Diet instruction | |
| Yes | 5,858 (66.1) |
| No | 3,002 (33.9) |
| Exercise instruction | |
| Yes | 5,070 (57.2) |
| No | 3,790 (42.8) |
| General diabetes education | |
| Yes | 6,197 (69.9) |
| No | 2,663 (30.1) |
| Influenza vaccination | |
| Yes | 4,922 (55.6) |
| No | 3,938 (44.4) |
Data are n (mean ± SD) or n (%).