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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2024 Oct 14;50(6):510–519. doi: 10.1177/26350106241285827

Table 3.

Rates of DSMES Utilization 1-year and 2-year Post-diagnosis of Diabetes by Demographics and Insurance Type

Characteristics Overall
N (%)
DSMES Utilization
(during 1 year post-
diagnosis)
P-
Value
DSMES Utilization
(during 2 years post-
diagnosis)
P-
Value
23168 930 (4%) 1066 (4.6%)
Age <0.001 <0.001
   65-69 (Ref.) 5124 (22.1%) 268 (5.2%) 313 (6.1%)
   70-74 7916 (34.2%) 369 (4.7%) 422 (5.3%)
   75-79 5177 (22.4%) 186 (3.6%) 213 (4.1%)
   80-84 2975 (12.8%) 75 (2.5%) 85 (2.9%)
   85+ 1976 (8.5%) 32 (1.6%) 33 (1.7%)
Gender 0.11 0.15
   Male (Ref.) 10713 (46.2%) 454 (4.2%) 516 (4.8%)
   Female 12455 (53.8%) 476 (3.8%) 550 (4.4%)
Race and ethnicity <0.001 <0.001
   Non-Hispanic White (Ref.) 19331 (83.4%) 842 (4.4%) 957 (5.0%)
   Non-Hispanic Black 3334 (14.4%) 75 (2.3%) 88 (2.6%)
   Other 503 (2.2%) 13 (2.6%) 21 (4.2%)
Residence <0.001 <0.001
   Urban (Ref.) 11842 (51.8%) 584 (4.9%) 662 (5.6%)
   Rural 11012 (48.2%) 335 (3.0%) 388 (3.5%)
   Missing 314 - -
Insurance type <0.001 <0.001
   Medicare (Ref.) 15648 (67.5%) 760 (4.9%) 855 (5.5%)
   Medicare Advantage 7520 (32.5%) 170 (2.3%) 211 (2.8%)

DSMES: Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support