Table 2. Percentage of Canadians diagnosed with diabetes by a health professional, by sex and age group, household population aged 12 and older, Canada, 2005

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Table 2. Percentage of Canadians diagnosed with diabetes by a health professional, by sex and age group, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2005
	%	95% confidence interval
Total age group including both sexes	4.9	4.7, 5.0
Age group
12 to17	0.3^1E	0.2, 0.4
18 to 34	0.9¹	0.7, 1.0
35 to 44	2.0¹	1.8, 2.3
45 to 64	6.9¹	6.5, 7.3
65 and over	14.6¹	14.0, 15.2
Total male	5.4²	5.1, 5.6
Total female	4.4²	4.2, 4.6
1. statistically different from total and all other age groups (p < 0.05)
2. statistically different from total and other sex (p < 0.05)
Notes: ^E use with caution (Coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3%)
Data source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey