Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for U.S. adults in the sample and the population for NHIS and MEPS data, 1997–2000
| NHIS and mortality data | MEPS data | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n* (%) | N† (%) | n* (%) | N† (%) | |||||
| Total | 110,844 | 168,741,800 | 29,369 | 80,361,966 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 50,887 (45.9) | 85,684,842 (50.8) | 13,432 (45.7) | 38,358,002 (47.7) | ||||
| Female | 59,957 (54.1) | 83,056,958 (49.2) | 15,937 (54.3) | 42,003,964 (52.3) | ||||
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 86,110 (77.7) | 137,141,051 (81.3) | 16,426 (55.9) | 47,951,365 (59.7) | ||||
| Black | 15,933 (14.4) | 19,617,639 (11.6) | 3,154 (10.7) | 7,466,723 (9.3) | ||||
| Others | 8,801 (7.9) | 11,983,110 (7.1) | 9,789 (33.3) | 24,943,878 (31.0) | ||||
| BMI classification | ||||||||
| Normal weight | 46,585 (42.0) | 71,673,006 (42.5) | 11,778 (40.1) | 34,246,694 (42.6) | ||||
| Overweight | 40,087 (36.2) | 61,341,287 (36.4) | 10,767 (36.7) | 28,995,809 (36.1) | ||||
| Class I obese | 16,202 (14.6) | 24,239,950 (14.4) | 4,524 (15.4) | 11,517,485 (14.3) | ||||
| Class II obese | 5,145 (4.6) | 7,583,885 (4.5) | 1,469 (5.0) | 3,584,154 (4.5) | ||||
| Class III obese | 2,825 (2.6) | 3,903,572 (2.3) | 831 (2.8) | 2,017,824 (2.5) | ||||
| Ever diagnosed with diabetes | 7,368 (6.7) | 10,087,533 (6.0) | 2,078 (7.1) | 4,902,475 (6.1) | ||||
| Insured‡ | 92,340 (83.5) | 142,933,464 (84.9) | 25,404 (86.5) | 71,101,764 (88.5) | ||||
| NHIS | n | N | Min | Max | Mean | SD | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 110,844 | 168,741,800 | 18.5 | 85.8 | 26.7 | 5.29 | ||
| Age at diabetes diagnosis§ | 6,254 | 8,547,464 | 1 | 84 | 46.8 | 17.2 | ||
| Duration of diabetes‖ | 6,254 | 8,547,464 | 0 | 83 | 9.25 | 11.8 | ||
| Age at death | 6,071 | 7,903,792 | 20 | 93 | 70.6 | 16.2 | ||
| MEPS | n* (%) | N† (%) | ||||||
| Total annual health care expenditures at 2010 price levels | ||||||||
| $0 | 4,209 (14.3) | 10,172,135 (13.1) | ||||||
| $1-$499 | 7,572 (25.8) | 20,313,181 (26.0) | ||||||
| $500-$999 | 4,007 (13.6) | 11,009,942 (14.1) | ||||||
| $1,000–$1,499 | 2,622 (8.9) | 7,430,583 (9.4) | ||||||
| $1,500–$1,999 | 1,815 (6.2) | 4,954,863 (6.3) | ||||||
| $2,000–$2,499 | 1,342 (4.6) | 3,620,516 (4.7) | ||||||
| $2,500–$2,999 | 1,041 (3.5) | 2,917,876 (3.7) | ||||||
| $3,000–$3,499 | 821 (2.8) | 2,206,638 (2.8) | ||||||
| $3,500–$3,999 | 677 (2.3) | 1,783,732 (2.3) | ||||||
| $4,000–$4,499 | 560 (1.9) | 1,438,713 (1.9) | ||||||
| $4,500–$4,999 | 485 (1.7) | 1,365,389 (1.7) | ||||||
| >$5,000 | 4,218 (14.4) | 10,984,086 (14.1) | ||||||
| n | N | Min | Max | Mean | SD | |||
| Total health care expenditures at 2010 price levels¶ | 29,369 | 80,361,966 | 0 | $349,748 | $3,770.3 | $10,204.7 | ||
*
n, sample size.
†
N, estimated population size.
‡
Individuals with any form of health insurance coverage.
§
Age first diagnosed with diabetes.
‖
Duration of diabetes, defined as the difference between age at interview and age first diagnosed with diabetes.
¶
Based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.