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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2014 Jul-Aug;54(4):374–382. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2014.13195

Table 1.

Newly-Diagnosed Diabetes Patient Characteristics

N %
No. of Patients 196,654 100
Year of Diabetes Incidence (Cohort Entry)
 2005 43,024 21.9
 2006 40,567 20.6
 2007 39,838 20.3
 2008 36,587 18.6
 2009 36,638 18.6
Female 93,539 47.6
Mean Age (St dev) 58.61 (13.30)
Age Categories
 20–29 2,351 1.2
 30–39 12,045 6.1
 40–49 35,051 17.8
 50–59 57,328 29.1
 60–69 46,886 23.8
 70–79 29,764 15.1
 80–89 11,975 6.1
 90+ 1,254 0.6
Race/Ethnicity
 White 92,657 47.1
 Black 20,332 10.3
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1,415 0.7
 American Indian/Alaska Native 530 0.3
 Multiple Race 3,588 1.8
 Hispanic 37,076 18.9
 Asian 22,046 11.2
 Unknown 19,010 9.7
Hypertension Diagnosis in 2 yrs Prior to Cohort Entry 101,468 51.6
Hyperlipidemia Diagnosis in 2 yrs Prior to Cohort Entry 65,862 33.5
Depression Diagnosis in 2 yrs Prior to Cohort Entry 18,072 9.2
Renal Disease (Stage 3, 4) in 2 yrs Prior to Cohort Entry 6,096 3.1
End Stage Renal Disease in 2 yrs Prior to Cohort Entry 1,203 0.6
A1c Closest to Cohort Entry (2 year lookback)
 Missing 61,856 31.4
 <6.5 44,155 22.5
 6.5–6.9 33,310 16.9
 7.0–7.4 16,549 8.4
 7.5–7.9 7,474 3.8
 8.0–8.4 5,180 2.6
 8.5–8.9 3,563 1.8
 9.0+ 24,567 12.5
Mean A1c (Closest to cohort entry, 2yr lookback) (Stdev) 7.49 (2.02)
Mean BMI (Stdev) 32.69 (7.89)