Table 1.
Characteristics of women veterans with diabetes and disability who were clinic users of Veterans Health Administration—fiscal 2000
| Study Population
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|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| All | 2,344 | 100 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 1,505 | 64 |
| African American | 747 | 32 |
| Latina | 92 | 4 |
| Age (y) | ||
| <45 | 789 | 34 |
| 45–49 | 548 | 23 |
| 50–54 | 455 | 19 |
| 55–59 | 304 | 13 |
| 60–64 | 248 | 11 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 796 | 34 |
| Single | 577 | 25 |
| Divorced/separated | 857 | 37 |
| Widowed | 114 | 5 |
| Physical comorbidity (CCI) | ||
| None | 127 | 5 |
| Low (1–2) | 1,608 | 69 |
| Moderate (3–4) | 469 | 20 |
| Severe (≥5) | 140 | 6 |
| Psychiatric comorbidity | ||
| Yes | 1,364 | 58 |
| None | 980 | 42 |
| Medicare utilization | ||
| None | 1,856 | 79 |
| 30–325% | 144 | 6 |
| 25–375% | 196 | 8 |
| ≥75% | 148 | 6 |
| Source of disability identification | ||
| Medicare | 650 | 28 |
| VA and Medicare | 552 | 24 |
| VA | 1,142 | 49 |
Notes: Based on veteran women with diagnosed diabetes, aged < 65 years who were alive as of the end of fiscal 2000 and qualified for either Medicare or VHA health insurance through disability.
Abbreviations: CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; VA, Veterans Administration.
Percentages do not add up to 100% owing to rounding effects.