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Table 1 Weighted sample demographics by sex among adults with diabetes

From: Sex differences in healthcare expenditures among adults with diabetes: evidence from the medical expenditure panel survey, 2002–2011

Variables

All

(%)

Men

(%)

Women

(%)

P-value

N (n)

17,820,243

(20,442)

8,692,709

(9032)

9,127,534

(11,410)

 

Age category

 Age 18–44

13.5

12.5

14.5

<0.001*

 Age 45–64

46.8

49.4

44.4

 Age 65–85

39.7

38.1

41.1

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

64.3

67.9

60.9

<0.001*

 Non-Hispanic Black

15.4

12.6

18.1

 Hispanic

13.5

12.7

14.2

Others

6.8

6.8

6.8

Marital status

 Married

58.6

69.8

47.9

<0.001*

 Non-married

32.2

21.8

42.1

 Never married

9.2

8.4

10.0

Education category

  < High School

26.0

23.8

28.2

<0.001*

 High School

34.4

32.1

36.5

 College or more

39.6

44.1

35.3

Insurance

 Private

60.9

66.1

56.0

<0.001*

 Public

31.4

26.0

36.5

 Uninsured

7.7

7.9

7.5

Metropolitan statistical status

 Urban

79.8

79.2

80.4

0.138

 Rural

20.2

20.8

19.6

Census region

 Northeast

18.1

17.6

18.6

0.293

 Midwest

21.0

21.0

21.1

 South

40.1

39.8

40.4

 West

20.8

21.6

19.9

Income category

 Poor income

20.1

15.6

24.4

<0.001*

 Low income

16.3

14.1

18.3

 Middle income

30.4

30.6

30.2

 High income

33.2

39.7

27.1

Chronic conditions

 Hypertension

72.9

72.1

73.6

0.172

 CVD

31.7

33.5

29.9

<0.001*

 Stroke

10.2

10.1

10.3

0.839

 Emphysema

4.9

5.1

4.7

0.346

 Joint pain

55.7

50.7

60.5

<0.001*

 Arthritis

48.5

39.8

56.7

<0.001*

 Asthma

13.7

9.1

18.1

<0.001*

Year category

 Year 2002/03

15.5

15.4

15.6

0.559

 Year 2004/05

18.0

17.6

18.3

 Year 2006/07

20.3

20.4

20.2

 Year 2008/09

22.7

22.5

22.9

 Year 2010/11

23.5

24.1

23.0

  1. N Weighted sample size, n Unweighted sample size, % Weighted percentage
  2. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05