Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Adults with Diabetes by Race/Ethnicity (N = 21,459)

	White (n = 15,495)	Black (n = 2,738)	Hispanic (n = 1,431)	Other (n = 1,795)	P value
Sex: female	48.5	58.5	55.4	49.7	0.001
Age					0.001
18–34 years	4.2	8.7	10.6	10.1
35–49 years	17.3	23.4	27.7	23.0
50–64 years	36.3	39.8	34.6	38.0
65+ years	42.1	28.1	27.1	28.9
Education					0.001
<High school graduate	14.4	23.5	46.4	17.2
High school graduate	35.7	36.6	25.2	27.2
<College graduate	26.5	25.1	16.2	21.9
College graduate	23.3	14.8	12.2	33.7
Income					0.001
<$25,000	38.8	57.1	65.2	47.5
<$50,000	32.5	26.5	23.9	24.9
<$75,000	13.6	8.0	4.2	13.5
$75,000+	15.2	8.3	6.7	14.2
Married	63.9	43.2	61.6	59.5	0.001
Employed	36.5	36.9	39.5	40.1	0.001
Health status					0.001
Excellent/very good/good	54.6	47.3	34.4	48.5
Fair/poor	45.4	52.7	65.7	51.5
Insured	92.7	85.3	79.8	86.0	0.001
Access to care in past 12 months—yes	95.2	90.0	84.4	94.3	0.001
Body mass index					0.001
<25	18.4	15.2	28.1	13.4
25–29	33.9	31.2	33.2	39.8
30+	47.7	53.7	38.7	46.8
On insulin—yes	25.2	32.9	23.2	18.8	0.001