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Table 4 Proportion with poor levels in metabolic control, by age, using different endpoints.

From: Metabolic control in a nationally representative diabetic elderly sample in Costa Rica: patients at community health centers vs. patients at other health care settings

Metabolic control indicators

 

Age

 
 

Total

60–74

75 or more

HbA1C

   

≥ 7%

36.9

39.4

28.9

≥ 8%

21.8

24.0

15.1

≥ 9%

14.8

17.0

7.8

SBP

   

≥ 130 mmHg

78.2

77.6

79.9

≥ 140 mmHg

62.2

61.1

65.7

≥ 150 mmHg

41.8

41.1

44.0

DBP

   

≥ 80 mmHg

65.9

69.4

55.1

≥ 85 mmHg

50.9

54.2

40.8

≥ 90 mmHg

33.0

36.4

22.6