Demographics of Adults with Diabetes in OCHIN Clinics, Overall and Stratified by Insurance Coverage Group (2005–2007)
| Entire Study Population | Continuously Insured | Partially Insured | Continuously Uninsured | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3384 (100) | 1764 (52.1) | 711 (21.0) | 909 (26.9) |
| Age (years) on January 1, 2005* | ||||
| 19–35 | 356 (10.5) | 83 (4.7) | 102 (14.4) | 171 (18.8) |
| 36–50 | 1034 (30.6) | 410 (23.2) | 241 (33.9) | 383 (42.1) |
| 51–65 | 1363 (40.3) | 751 (42.6) | 293 (41.2) | 319 (35.1) |
| ≥65 | 631 (18.7) | 520 (29.5) | 75 (10.6) | 36 (4.0) |
| Sex† | ||||
| Female | 1942 (57.4) | 1051 (59.6) | 422 (59.4) | 469 (51.6) |
| Male | 1442 (42.6) | 713 (40.4) | 289 (40.7) | 440 (48.4) |
| Language* | ||||
| English | 1843 (54.5) | 1093 (62.0) | 480 (67.5) | 270 (29.7) |
| Spanish | 1079 (31.9) | 316 (17.9) | 177 (24.9) | 586 (64.5) |
| Other | 357 (10.6) | 297 (16.8) | 34 (4.8) | 26 (2.9) |
| Missing | 105 (3.1) | 58 (3.3) | 20 (2.8) | 27 (3.0) |
| Race/ethnicity* | ||||
| White | 1637 (48.4) | 1001 (56.8) | 398 (56.0) | 238 (26.2) |
| Hispanic | 1201 (35.5) | 385 (21.8) | 209 (29.4) | 607 (66.8) |
| Other | 450 (13.0) | 311 (17.6) | 82 (11.5) | 57 (6.3) |
| Missing | 96 (2.8) | 67 (3.8) | 22 (3.1) | 7 (0.8) |
| Mean Federal Poverty Level (%)*‡ | ||||
| 0–99 | 2532 (74.8) | 1356 (76.9) | 526 (74.0) | 650 (71.5) |
| ≥100 | 712 (21.0) | 304 (17.2) | 152 (21.4) | 256 (28.2) |
| Missing | 140 (4.1) | 104 (5.9) | 33 (4.6) | 3 (0.3) |
Demographic and preventive services data from OCHIN safety net clinic networked electronic health record dataset; insurance coverage confirmed through individual links to Medicaid enrollment data (2005–2007). OCHIN originally stood for the Oregon Community Health Information Network; it was renamed just “OCHIN” as clinics in states other than Oregon became OCHIN members.
Values provided as n (%). Demographic data from OCHIN Inc. safety net clinic networked electronic health record dataset; insurance coverage confirmed through individual links to Medicaid enrollment data (2005–2007).
↵* P < .0001 (χ2) for an association between insurance continuity and demographic characteristics.
† P < .001 (χ2) for an association between insurance continuity and demographic characteristics.
‡ Mean federal poverty level (FPL) was calculated as the average over all visits in the study period. Values >1000% were considered missing; this was <2% of the visits, and the 5.7% with missing FPL information include these outliers.