Percentage reporting a diagnosis of diabetes, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2008

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This is a vertical bar graph comparing percentages by age groups of males and females aged 12 or older reporting a diagnosis of diabetes in 2008.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of 2 from 0 to 20.

On the X axis from left to right are all ages, and the following age groups: 12 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and 65 or older.
The percentages of respondents reporting a diagnosis of diabetes are the following:

• Total:  males 6.3%, females 5.4%,
  
  
• Age group 12 to 24: males 0.4%, females 0.4%,
  
  
• Age group 25 to 34: males 0.6%, females 1.4%,
  
  
• Age group 35 to 44: males 2.9%, females 2.5%,
  
  
• Age group 45 to 54: males 6.1%, females 4.8%,
  
  
• Age group 55 to 64: males 14.5%, females 10.7%,
  
  
• Age group 65 or older: males 18.0%, females 14.4%.

The percentages of males and females reporting a diagnosis of diabetes in age groups 12 to 24 and 25 to 34 should be interpreted with caution as the coefficients of variation are between 16.6% and 33.3%.

Overall and in age groups 55 to 64 and 65 or older, the percentage of females reporting a diagnosis of diabetes was significantly lower than the percentage of males at p<0.05.

In age group 25 to 34, the percentage of females reporting a diagnosis of diabetes was significantly higher than the percentage of males at p<0.05.

In all age groups except 45 to 54, the percentage of males or females reporting a diagnosis of diabetes was significantly different from the overall estimate for the same sex at p<0.05. Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2008.