Incremental Healthcare Expenditures Associated with Thyroid Disorders among Individuals with Diabetes
Table 1
Description of sample characteristics of individuals with diabetes by the presence of thyroid disorders from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2007 and 2009.
Total sample
No thyroid
Thyroid
Sig.
wt%
Row wt%
Row wt%
All
4,490
100.0%
3,945
87.8%
545
12.1%
Sex
Female
2,519
55.0
2,090
79.7
429
20.3
***
Male
1,971
45.0
1,855
93.0
116
7.0
Age
21–50 years
1,001
20.5
924
89.9
77
10.1
***
51–64 years
1,741
38.2
1,548
88.2
193
11.8
65 years or older
1,748
41.2
1,473
82.2
275
17.8
Race/ethnicity
White
2,079
66.1
1,739
83.7
340
16.3
***
African American
1,037
14.4
956
91.4
81
8.6
Latino
1,023
12.7
927
89.4
96
10.6
Other
351
6.7
323
91.4
28
8.6
Marital status
Married
2,550
59.4
2,280
87.5
270
12.5
***
Widowed
696
14.9
567
79.0
129
21.0
Separated/divorced
799
16.9
703
87.5
96
12.5
Never married
445
8.8
395
86.0
50
14.0
Metro
Metro
3,627
80.4
3,192
86.1
435
13.9
Nonmetro
863
19.6
753
86.1
110
13.9
Education
Less than high school
1,465
24.3
1,288
85.4
177
14.6
High school
1,418
34.2
1,241
85.6
177
14.4
Above high school
1,565
41.5
1,379
86.9
186
13.1
Poverty status
Poor
875
13.9
782
89.1
93
10.9
**
Near poor
1,121
21.5
976
82.8
145
17.2
Middle income
1,321
30.2
1,145
84.7
176
15.3
High income
1,173
34.4
1,042
88.1
131
11.9
Health insurance
Private
2,346
60.6
2,066
86.8
280
13.2
**
Public
1,706
32.1
1,472
83.4
234
16.6
Uninsured
438
7.3
407
92.0
31
8.0
Body mass index categories
Under/normal weight
721
15.4
647
87.8
74
12.2
Overweight
1,342
28.4
1,203
87.4
139
12.6
Obese
2,321
54.2
2,004
84.8
317
15.2
Missing
106
2.1
91
86.9
15
13.1
Perceived health
Excellent/very good
1,033
25.3
922
87.8
111
12.2
Good
1,674
39.4
1,480
86.2
194
13.8
Fair/poor
1,783
35.2
1,543
84.7
240
15.3
Mental health
Excellent/very good
2,113
49.8
1,867
86.7
246
13.3
Good
1,607
34.9
1,423
86.0
184
14.0
Fair/poor
770
15.3
655
84.3
115
15.7
Current smoker
Yes
666
14.8
601
89.5
65
10.5
**
Other
3,528
78.9
3,076
85.0
452
15.0
Missing
296
6.2
268
91.2
28
8.8
Exercise
≥3 times a week
1,800
41.1
1,618
87.7
182
12.3
*
No exercise
2,656
58.9
2,298
85.0
358
15.0
Missing
296
6.2
268
91.2
28
8.8
Based on 4,490 individuals with diabetes, aged 21 years or older and were alive during the calendar years 2007 and 2009. Asterisks represent significant group differences by the presence of thyroid disorders based on chi-square tests.
***
; **; *. Please note that the percentages cannot be calculated by dividing the unweighted number by total sample size because the percentages are derived after accounting for the complex survey design of the MEPS.
