Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of adults living with diabetes, pre- and during pandemic
| Pre-pandemica 2019 | Pandemicb 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall unweighted n | 15,307 | 13,994 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 49.3 (47.7, 50.9) | 48.0 (46.2, 49.8) |
| Age | ||
| 18–34 | 4.2 (3.6, 5.0) | 4.3 (3.5, 5.3) |
| 35–44 | 7.9 (6.8, 9.1) | 8.1 (7.0, 9.3) |
| 45–54 | 17.1 (15.8, 18.4) | 17.6 (16.1, 19.1) |
| 55–64 | 27.8 (26.4, 29.3) | 25.9 (24.4, 27.5) |
| 65 and above | 43.0 (41.4, 44.6) | 44.1 (42.4, 45.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 67.0 (65.2, 68.7) | 65.4 (63.5, 67.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 14.2 (13.1, 15.4) | 15.7 (14.4, 17.1) |
| Hispanic | 13.9 (12.4, 15.6) | 14.6 (12.9, 16.4) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 1.8 (1.4, 2.5) | 1.7 (1.3, 2.2) |
| Other | 3.1 (2.7, 3.5) | 2.6 (2.2, 3.0) |
| Education | ||
| High school or less | 46.5 (44.9, 48.2) | 44.5 (42.7, 46.4) |
| Some college | 33.5 (31.9, 35.0) | 33.8 (32.1, 35.5) |
| 4 years of college or more | 20.0 (19.0, 21.1) | 21.6 (20.4, 22.9) |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 37.0 (35.4, 38.6) | 36.3 (34.5, 38.0) |
| Retired | 37.8 (36.2, 39.3) | 39.1 (37.4, 40.8) |
| Unemployed/not working | 25.3 (23.9, 26.7) | 24.7 (23.0, 26.4) |
| Married or living with a partner | 57.7 (56.1, 59.3) | 59.2 (57.4, 60.9) |
| Insured | 92.7 (91.6, 93.6) | 93.8 (92.2, 95.0) |
| Metropolitan | 76.7 (75.6, 77.9) | 77.7 (76.3, 79.0) |
a
BRFSS 2019
b
BRFSS 2021
P-value comparing difference in characteristics between adults surveyed pre pandemic and during the pandemic were as follows; sex (p = 0.0916); age (p = 0.4657); race/ethnicity (p = 0.1668); education (p = 0.0527); employment status (p = 0.3561); marital status (p = 0.1373); insurance status (p = 0.1120); urbanicity (p = 0.2894)