FIGURE 21
Prevalence of heart disease or the effects of stroke,
by diabetes status, gender, and age group -
Canada excluding Territories, 1996/97
* Estimate has high sampling variability.
Notes: The sample sizes in the 12-34 age group with diabetes were
too small for percentages to be expressed. Diabetes, heart disease,
and the effects of stroke refer to current, self-reported conditions
that have been diagnosed by a health professional.
Source: LCDC 1998 - using the National Population Health Survey
1996/97, Health Share File, preliminary release.
The prevalence of diabetes is much higher in the population with
heart disease or stroke than the population without these two conditions
(15% vs. 3%). In the older age group (65 years and above) this finding
still holds, although the difference is no longer as great because
of the higher overall prevalence of diabetes in this age group (Figure
22).
FIGURE 22
Prevalence of diabetes among people with and without
heart disease or the effects of stroke, by gender and
age group - Canada excluding Territories, 1996/97
* Estimate should be interpreted with caution due
to high sampling variability.
Notes: The sample sizes in the 12-34 age group with diabetes were
too small a percentages to be expressed. Diabetes, heart disease,
and the effects of stroke refer to current, self-reported chronic
conditions that have been diagnosed by a health professional.
Source: LCDC 1998 - using the National Population Health Survey
1996/97, Health Share File, preliminary release.