Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | Durable medical equipment cohort (n=1178) | Pharmacy cohort (n=1178) | Total sample (N=2356) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 48.9 (17.5) | 48.7 (17.3) | 48.8 (17.4) | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
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Man | 591 (50.2) | 591 (50.2) | 1456 (49.7) |
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Woman | 587 (49.8) | 587 (49.8) | 1476 (50.3) |
| Payer, n (%) | ||||
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Commercial | 1106 (93.9) | 1104 (93.7) | 2210 (93.8) |
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Medicare | 27 (2.3) | 27 (2.3) | 54 (2.3) |
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Medicaid | 36 (3.1) | 36 (3.1) | 72 (3.1) |
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Other or unspecifieda | 9 (0.8) | 11 (0.9) | 20 (0.8) |
| Diabetes type | ||||
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Type 1, n (%) | 760 (64.5) | 760 (64.5) | 1520 (64.5) |
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Type 2, n (%) | 132 (11.2) | 132 (11.2) | 264 (11.2) |
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Other or unspecifiedb, n (%) | 86 (24.3) | 286 (24.3) | 572 (24.3) |
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CCIc, mean (SD) | 1.19 (1.07) | 1.19 (1.07) | 1.21 (1.27) |
aOther payers or payments include cash, employer groups, government, pharmacy benefit managers, processors, third-party administrators, or workers compensation.
bOthers or unspecified may include diabetes of indeterminant etiology or rarer conditions, such as gestational diabetes mellitus, monogenic diabetes, or secondary diabetes.
cCCI: Charleson Comorbidity Index.