Table 1. Characteristics of Older Adults With Diagnoses of Dementia, MI, COPD, and Colon Cancer in 2016a.
| Characteristic | Participants, No. (%) (N = 1 626 127) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dementia (n = 818 862) | MI (n = 199 195) | COPD (n = 557 364) | Colon cancer (n = 50 706) | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 82.0 (7.8) | 79.6 (8.0) | 77.8 (7.6) | 78.3 (7.4) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 492 146 (60.1) | 99 687 (50.0) | 303 068 (54.4) | 27 293 (53.8) |
| Male | 326 716 (39.9) | 99 508 (50.0) | 254 296 (45.6) | 23 413 (46.2) |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||
| American Indian | 4087 (0.5) | 1200 (0.6) | 2672 (0.5) | 266 (0.5) |
| Asian | 13 646 (1.7) | 3002 (1.5) | 9148 (1.6) | 1091 (2.2) |
| Black | 72 935 (8.9) | 16 301 (8.2) | 44 514 (8.0) | 4627 (9.1) |
| Hispanic | 14 063 (1.7) | 3081 (1.5) | 8272 (1.5) | 746 (1.5) |
| White | 714 131 (87.2) | 175 611 (88.2) | 492 758 (88.4) | 43 976 (86.7) |
| Dual eligible | 174 116 (21.3) | 36 570 (18.4) | 95 942 (17.2) | 8960 (17.7) |
| Chronic Condition Warehouse comorbidities, No. | ||||
| 0-7 | 196 752 (24.0) | 42 415 (21.3) | 189 234 (34.0) | 20 034 (39.5) |
| 8-13 | 353 607 (43.2) | 83 460 (41.9) | 244 762 (43.9) | 19 725 (38.9) |
| ≥14 | 268 495 (32.8) | 73 320 (36.8) | 123 364 (22.1) | 10 947 (21.6) |
| Metropolitan county residence | 624 935 (76.3) | 143 571 (72.1) | 416 308 (74.7) | 37 680 (74.3) |
| Social deprivation index | ||||
| 1-33 | 289 116 (35.3) | 69 168 (34.7) | 201 301 (36.1) | 18 010 (35.5) |
| 34-66 | 289 995 (35.4) | 73 134 (36.7) | 201 057 (36.1) | 18 089 (35.7) |
| 67-100 | 239 742 (29.3) | 56 893 (28.6) | 155 002 (27.8) | 14 607 (28.8) |
| Time followed, median (IQR), mo | 37 (11-49) | 42 (6-49) | 49 (23-49) | 49 (10-49) |
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MI, myocardial infarction.
a
The after period includes the month of diagnosis and the following 48 months.