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Table 1 Sample demographics among adults with diabetes (n = 20,442, N = 18,157,187)

From: Trends of medical expenditures and quality of life in US adults with diabetes: the medical expenditure panel survey, 2002–2011

Variables

Percentage (%)

Standard Errors

PCS

 Quartile 1 (scores 4.56–41.53)

49.9

0.58

 Quartile 2 (scores 41.54–51.93)

27.7

0.44

 Quartile 3 (scores 51.94–56.15)

15.8

0.39

 Quartile 4 (scores 56.17–73.88)

6.6

0.25

MCS

 Quartile 1 (scores 0.77–43.84)

29.9

0.50

 Quartile 2 (scores 43.85–52.39)

23.6

0.40

 Quartile 3 (scores 52.4–57.18)

19.6

0.39

 Quartile 4 (scores 57.19–77.37)

26.9

0.47

Age category

 Age 18–44

13.5

0.40

 Age 45–64

46.8

0.67

 Age 65–85

39.7

0.67

Gender

 Female

51.0

0.59

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

64.4

0.85

 Non-Hispanic Black

15.3

0.62

 Hispanic

13.6

0.67

 Others

6.7

0.43

Marital status

 Married

58.7

0.65

 Non-marrieda

32.3

0.61

 Never married

9.0

0.35

Education category

  < High School

26.0

0.57

 High School

34.5

0.59

 College or more

39.5

0.64

Insurance

 Private

60.9

0.63

 Public

31.4

0.58

 Uninsured

7.7

0.26

MSA status

 MSA

79.9

1.0

Census region

 Northeast

18.1

0.66

 Midwest

21.0

0.72

 South

40.0

0.89

 West

20.0

0.74

Income category

 Poor income

19.9

0.48

 Low income

16.3

0.40

 Middle income

30.7

0.53

 High income

33.1

0.64

Chronic conditions

 Hypertension

72.8

0.50

 CVD

31.7

0.58

 Stroke

10.2

0.34

 Emphysema

4.9

0.25

 Joint pain

55.7

0.58

 Arthritis

48.4

0.59

 Asthma

13.7

0.38

Count of comorbidites

 No comorbidity

10.4

0.35

  ≥ 1comorbidity

89.6

0.35

Year category

 Year 2002/03

15.5

0.53

 Year 2004/05

18.0

0.45

 Year 2006/07

20.4

0.49

 Year 2008/09

22.8

0.52

 Year 2010/11

23.3

0.58

  1. N weighted sample size, n unweighted sample size, % weighted percentage
  2. aNon-married stands for widowed/divorced and separated