Incremental Healthcare Expenditures Associated with Thyroid Disorders among Individuals with Diabetes

Table 2

Prevalence of co-occurring chronic conditions by the presence of thyroid disorders among individuals with diabetes from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2007 and 2009.

	No thyroid disorders		Thyroid disorders		Sig.
	𝑁	Col. wt%	𝑁	Col. wt%
All	3,945	100.0	545	100.0
Any macrovascular comorbid conditions	1,181	30.6	213	39.5	***
Heart disease	1,061	28.0	193	35.8	**
Stroke	225	5.2	41	8.0	*
Peripheral vascular disease	36	1.0	6	0.8
Any cooccurring physical chronic conditions	2233	58.5	414	78.9	***
Arthritis	1635	41.4	313	55.9	***
Cancer	398	11.8	91	21.4	***
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	621	16.3	120	20.5	*
Gastroesophageal reflux disease	497	13.1	100	17.9	*
Asthma	380	9.3	77	12.6	*
Anemia	140	3.1	34	5.9	**
Osteoporosis	103	2.8	33	5.5	**
Endocrine disorders	54	1.6	16	3.0
Any cooccurring mental health conditions	929	24.9	192	34.2	***
Depression	623	17.2	137	25.1	***
Anxiety	406	10.6	91	15.7	***
Schizophrenia	22	0.5	7	0.8

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.
*** 𝑃<.001; **.001≤𝑃<.01; *.01≤𝑃<.05.
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.