Table 1

2002–2010 Diabetes mortality RR by state in the Great Plains Region

Lower CI RR*Upper CI RR†Lower CI RRUpper CI RRRR p value
Montana
 AI69.3†59.779.83.36‡2.883.900.00
 Caucasian20.619.721.5
North Dakota
 AI93.2†77.8110.43.92‡3.254.680.00
 Caucasian23.822.624.9
South Dakota
 AI111.7†99.3125.25.47‡4.816.190.00
 Caucasian20.419.521.5
Nebraska
 AI48.6†37.561.62.37‡1.823.010.00
 Caucasian20.519.821.2
Iowa
 AI21.914.930.41.100.7581.550.60
 Caucasian19.719.220.2
Wyoming
 AI71.3†5294.43.1‡2.234.110.00
 Caucasian23.121.824.6
  • RR ALs versus Caucasians.

  • *RR per 100 000 deaths age adjusted.

  • †RRs are expressed as mortality RR comparing ALs with Caucasians by state.

  • ‡Denotes statistical significance at the p<0.0001 level.

  • AL, American-Indian; RR, rate ratio.