Table 3.

Characteristics of Adult Patients with Diabetes in the Community Health Applied Research Network Who Had at Least One Primary Care Visit over at Least 3 Consecutive Years

DM Only (n = 13,790)DM + CVD (n = 817)DM + DEP (n = 2,495)DM + CVD + DEP (n = 258)
Age in 2013 (years), mean (SD)54.7 (13.4)61.9 (12.5)50.7 (12.2)58.2 (10.7)
Sex
    Male6156 (45)402 (49)763 (31)105 (41)
    Female7624 (55)415 (51)1722 (69)153 (59)
    Transgender10 (<1)0 (0)10 (<1)0< (0)
    Missing/unknown0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Race/ethnicity
    Hispanic2682 (19)63 (8)453 (18)14 (5)
    Non-Hispanic white2912 (21)246 (30)1104 (44)116 (45)
    Non-Hispanic black1419 (10)90 (11)197 (8)34 (13)
    Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander6314 (46)391 (48)656 (26)83 (32)
    Other*289 (2)13 (2)39 (2)4 (2)
    Missing/unknown64 (1)7 (1)11 (0)2 (1)
Primary language
    English5919 (43)494 (61)1677 (67)194 (75)
    Spanish2308 (17)49 (6)358 (14)13 (5)
    Cantonese/Mandarin3514 (26)158 (19)196 (8)23 (9)
    Other1395 (10)71 (9)203 (8)20 (8)
    Missing/unknown654 (5)45 (6)61 (2)8 (3)
Insurance status
    Continuously insured7656 (56)614 (75)1478 (59)195 (76)
    Continuously uninsured2174 (16)41 (5)251 (10)7 (3)
    Insurance gaps3476 (25)145 (18)747 (30)55 (21)
    Missing or unknown484 (4)17 (2)19 (1)1 (0)
Charlson index, mean (SD)1.2 (0.8)2.4 (1.0)1.5 (1.1)2.6 (1.4)
Number of annual visits
    1 or 21775 (13)51 (6)181 (7)12 (5)
    3 or 44902 (36)207 (25)565 (23)40 (16)
    ≥57113 (52)559 (68)1749 (70)206 (80)
  • Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

  • * Includes American Indian and multiracial.

  • Includes a single encounter.

  • CVD, cardiovascular disease; DEP, depression; DM, diabetes mellitus; SD, standard deviation.