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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Nov;32(11):1942–1948. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0506

Exhibit 2.

Characteristics of Adult Patients with Diabetes (N=2576 patients)

Characteristic Overall Percent
Sociodemographics
Age, mean (SD) 72 (11)
 <50 5.0
 50–59 7.2
 60–69 21
 70–79 41
 ≥80 26
Race - Caucasian 91
 Black 5.1
 Other race/ethnicity 3.7
 Female 55
Medicaid 16
Entitlement due to disability 19
Comorbid conditions
Ambulatory Care Group Risk Score, Mean (SD) 1.5 (1.0)
Ambulatory Care Group Chronic Condition Count, Mean(SD) 5.2 (3.2)
Cardiovascular disease - none 47
 Ischemic heart disease only 23
 Congestive heart failure 29
Hypertension 82
Chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease 23
Stroke/transient ischemic attack 8.3
Obesity 22
Depression 22
Dementia 8.7
Diabetes complications
Ulcers 12
Amputation 1.5
Eye disease 22
Peripheral vascular disease 37

Source: Physician group electronic health data linked with Medicare claims

Notes: Ambulatory Care Group = Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG)® Case-Mix System. The risk score is relative to the average predicted utilization of older adult populations. Therefore, a risk score of 1.5 represents a 50% increase in predicted utilization compared to that of the average older adult population.