Table 4

Utilization and cost of diabetes testing supplies by type of diabetes and duration, Saskatchewan 2001


Number of Cases
Number (%) with ≥ 1 record for testing supplies
Average (SD) Number of Records
Average (SD) Total (Can$)

Type 1




     Less than 3.0 years
421
358 (85.0)
6.8 (6.8)A, C
574.51 (583.95)A, C
          (% of Type 1)
(10.5)



     3.0 to 5.9 years
458
355 (77.5)
6.1 (6.8)
492.00 (552.76)
          (% of Type 1)
(11.4)



     6.0 to 9.9 years
1,115
834 (74.8)
5.4 (6.3)
439.82 (559.04)
          (% of Type 1)
(27.8)



     10.0 years or more
2,011
1,596 (79.4)
5.7 (6.3)
464.45 (556.35)
          (% of Type 1)
(50.2)



Type 2




     Less than 3.0 years
10,040
5,009 (49.9)
1.6 (2.6)B
106.95 (186.54)B
          (% of Type 2)
(26.7)



     3.0 to 5.9 years
9,004
4,045 (44.9)
1.4 (2.5)
95.31 (189.14)
          (% of Type 2)
(23.9)



     6.0 to 9.9 years
10,509
4,974 (47.3)
1.7 (2.9)
116.15 (220.99)
          (% of Type 2)
(27.9)



     10.0 years or more
8,072
4,743 (58.8)
2.5 (3.6)
181.48 (286.74)
          (% of Type 2)
(21.5)




A p < 0.001 between duration of diabetes for type 1 diabetes using the Kruskal-Wallis Test

B p < 0.001 between duration of diabetes for type 2 diabetes using the Kruskal-Wallis Test

C p < 0.001 between type 1 and type 2 diabetes for each quartile of follow-up using the Kruskal-Wallis Test

Johnson et al. BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:159   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-159