Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics by Percentage

Demographic variable	All, N=6,757 (100%)	Any episodes		P
		Yes, n=3,470 (51.3%)	No, n=3,287 (48.6%)
Age in yearsa (N=6,757)	66.0 (8.8)	65.2 (8.8)	66.9 (8.6)	<0.001
Gender (n=6,381)				0.108
Female	47.3	48.3	46.3
Male	52.7	51.7	53.7
Race (n=6,371)				<0.001
Non-Hispanic White	88.4	46.3	13 (13.0%)
African American	0.6	53.7	7 (7.0%)
Asian	1.0
American Indian	0.8	34 (17.8%)	16 (16.0%)
Hispanic	3.9	64 (33.5%)	32 (32.0%)
Other	0.2	69 (36.1%)	38 (38.0%)
Body mass index (n=6,297)				0.004
Underweight/Normal	39.0	38.2	39.8
Overweight	37.9	37.0	38.9
Obese	23.1	24.8	21.3
Education (n=6,371)				<0.001
High school or less	6.6	7.5	5.7
Some college/No  Bachelor’s	24.4	26.9	21.7
Bachelor’s degree	30.3	30.2	30.5
Advanced degree	38.7	35.4	42.1
Income (N=6,757)				<0.001
Income <$35,000	10.6	12.5	8.6
Income $35,000–<$75,000	24.6	25.6	23.6
Income ≥$75,000	45.9	42.6	49.3
Income missing	19.0	19.4	18.6
Employment status (n=6,353)				<0.001
Employed	26.2	25.4	26.9
Retired	68.8	67.4	70.3
Unemployed	5.0	7.1	2.8
Veteran (n=6,373)				0.034
Yes	17.0	16.0	18.0
No	83.0	84.0	82.0
Provider type who diagnosed (N=6,757)
Diagnosed by General Neuro	51.1	51.8	50.4	0.239
Diagnosed by Neuro Specialist	50.8	50.4	51.3	0.480
Diagnosed by PCP	8.9	9.7	8.1	0.018
Diagnosed by other	1.4	1.5	1.3	0.376
Years since diagnosisa (n=6,723)	5.72 (5.2)	6.71 (5.4)	4.68 (4.6)	<0.001

^aReported as mean (standard deviation).