TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Women Veterans by Provider Status
| Assigned to Provider
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|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | DWHP (N = 22,561) | Non-DWHP (N = 14,567) | P* |
| Patient Demographics | |||
| Age in years [mean (SD)] | 47.4 (11.6) | 48.6 (11.3) | < 0.0001 |
| Age group [n (%)] (y) | |||
| 21–29 | 2078 (9.2) | 1080 (7.4) | |
| 30–39 | 3948 (17.5) | 2261 (15.5) | |
| 40–49 | 5380 (23.8) | 3373 (23.2) | |
| 50–59 | 7697 (34.1) | 5282 (36.3) | |
| 60–69 | 3458 (15.3) | 2571 (17.6) | |
| Body mass index [mean (SD)] | 30.4 (7.0) | 30.7 (7.2) | 0.0031 |
| Body mass index [n (%)] | |||
| Underweight/normal < 25 | 5091 (23.0) | 3150 (22.0) | |
| Overweight 25–29.9 | 6256 (28.3) | 4144 (29.0) | |
| Obese 30+ | 10,794 (48.8) | 7018 (49.0) | |
| Race [n (%)] | |||
| White | 15,759 (69.8) | 9716 (66.7) | < 0.0001 |
| Nonwhite | 6802 (30.2) | 4851 (33.3) | |
| Ethnicity, Hispanic [n (%)] | 1115 (5.0) | 743 (5.2) | 0.4187 |
| Mental health diagnosis [n (%)] | 16,271 (72.1) | 10,478 (71.9) | 0.6899 |
External Peer Review Data (2012).
*
t test for continuous, χ2 test for categorical measures.
DWHP indicates Designated Women’s Health Provider.