Table 2.
Characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries with epilepsy, 2009
| Prevalent epilepsy cases N = 36,912 |
Incident epilepsy cases N = 3,706 |
|
|---|---|---|
| White | 19.2 | 18.0 |
| African American | 62.5 | 61.2 |
| Hispanic | 11.3 | 12.3 |
| Asian | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| AI/AN | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Female | 61.6 | 64.9 |
| Age | ||
| 66–74 | 41.5 | 34.9 |
| 75–84 | 36.1 | 37.3 |
| 85+ | 22.4 | 27.8 |
| Comorbid conditions | ||
| 0 | 8.3 | 3.7 |
| 1–3 | 45.7 | 41.0 |
| 4+ | 46.0 | 55.3 |
| Neurologist visit close to index event | 36.3 | 72.8 |
| LIS eligible | 82.0 | 77.2 |
| Region of residence | ||
| South | 50.2 | 49.2 |
| West | 13.3 | 15.1 |
| Midwest | 17.7 | 17.0 |
| Northeast | 18.7 | 18.8 |
AI/AN = American Indian/Alaskan Native; LIS = Part D Low Income Subsidy; South = DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, AL, KY, MS, TN, AR, LA, OK, TX; West = AZ, CO, ID, NM, MT, UT, NV, WY, AK, CA, HI, OR, WA; Midwest = IN, IL, MI, OH, WI, IA, NE, KS, ND, MN, SD, MO; Northeast = CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY, PA