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Table 2 Subsequent differences between subjects who did and did not report having diabetes.

From: Self-reported diabetes is associated with self-management behaviour: a cohort study

Measure

  

Self-management behavior

Overall frequency

Weighted adjusted OR (95% CI)*

Capillary blood glucose monitoring †

63.1%

0.05 (0.02–0.08)

Health care utilization

Overall frequency

Weighted adjusted OR (95% CI) *

Ophthalmologic exam

74.3%

0.82 (0.56–1.22)

Specialist visit

41.9%

0.55 (0.37–0.86)

Clinical outcomes

Overall event occurrence

Weighted adjusted HR (95% CI) *

Hypo- or hyperglycemia

4.8%

0.09 (0.01–0.28)

Soft tissue infection or gangrene

3.1%

0.47 (0.11–1.28)

Myocardial infarction

5.5%

0.92 (0.32–1.50)

Death

13.9%

1.02 (0.67–1.59)

  1. * Subjects who self-reported having diabetes are the reference group.
  2. † This measure was determined only in subjects ≥65 years (n = 959).