Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample by presence of diabetes-related complications, adults with diabetes, weighted row percentages. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, panels 2009–2015
| Â | Total | Neither CKD nor ECs | Eye Complications | CKD | CKD & Eye Complications | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wt. (%) | Wt. (%) | Wt. (%) | Wt. (%) | Wt. (%) | ||
ALL | Â | 75.5 | 13.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.297 |
 Female | 50.7 | 74.5 | 14.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 |  |
 Male | 49.3 | 76.6 | 12.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.030 |
 21–39 | 6.5 | 78.6 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 3.1 |  |
 40–49 | 12.9 | 79.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |  |
 50–64 | 37.9 | 76.2 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 |  |
 65, + | 42.7 | 73.4 | 14.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 |  |
Race |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 White | 61.3 | 77.3 | 11.4 | 6.4 | 4.9 |  |
 African American | 15.4 | 70.8 | 17.3 | 5.1 | 6.9 |  |
 Latino | 15.2 | 71.7 | 17.9 | 3.8 | 6.6 |  |
 Other | 8.1 | 78.0 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.053 |
 Married | 57.4 | 77.1 | 12.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 |  |
 Separated/Divorced | 18.1 | 73.7 | 14.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 |  |
 Widow | 13.7 | 71.6 | 15.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 |  |
 Never Married | 10.8 | 75.0 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 |  |
Poverty status |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Poor | 14.4 | 67.5 | 17.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 |  |
 Near Poor | 22.2 | 71.2 | 15.9 | 5.9 | 7.0 |  |
 Middle Income | 31.0 | 75.7 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 |  |
 High Income | 32.4 | 81.8 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 |  |
Health insurance |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Private | 58.2 | 79.8 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 |  |
 Public | 34.4 | 68.2 | 16.8 | 7.0 | 8.1 |  |
 Uninsured | 7.5 | 75.9 | 13.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 |  |
Prescription Drug coverage |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 92.2 | 74.7 | 13.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 |  |
 No | 7.8 | 85.5 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 |  |
Chronic Physical Conditions Number |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No Physical condition | 11.8 | 84.7 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 |  |
 1–2 | 48.7 | 78.6 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 |  |
 3–4 | 30.8 | 71.0 | 14.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 |  |
 = > 5 | 8.7 | 62.1 | 16.0 | 12.1 | 9.8 |  |
Chronic Mental Conditions Number | ||||||
 No mental condition | 86.2 | 76.4 | 13.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | < 0.001 |
 > = 1 | 13.8 | 70.2 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 8.4 |  |
Body mass index | ||||||
 Underweight /Normal | 14.1 | 73.9 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 0.023 |
 Overweight | 29.8 | 74.8 | 13.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 |  |
 Obese | 54.6 | 76.5 | 12.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 |  |
Smoking status |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Current smoker | 14.6 | 73.6 | 15.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 |  |
 Other | 85.4 | 76.0 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 |  |