Table 1.
Characteristics of participants with and without diagnosed anxiety
| No anxiety diagnosis | Any anxiety diagnosis | Total sample | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 125,012 (87.1) | 18,561 (12.9) | 143,573 (—) | |
| Characteristics in 2011 | ||||
| Age, years | 63.7 ± 12.5 | 62.1 ± 12.6 | 63.5 ± 12.5 | <0.001 |
| 18–39 | 4,266 (3.4) | 825 (4.4) | 5,091 (3.6) | <0.001 |
| 40–64 | 62,685 (50.1) | 10,126 (54.6) | 72,811 (50.7) | <0.001 |
| ≥65 | 58,061 (46.4) | 7,610 (41.0) | 65,671 (45.7) | <0.001 |
| Women | 57,355 (45.9) | 11,723 (63.2) | 69,078 (48.1) | <0.001 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 58,683 (46.9) | 9,751 (52.5) | 68,434 (47.7) | <0.001 |
| Nonwhite Hispanic/Latino | 24,987 (20.0) | 4,529 (24.4) | 29,516 (20.6) | <0.001 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 26,896 (21.5) | 2,413 (13.0) | 29,309 (20.4) | <0.001 |
| Black/African American | 13,610 (10.9) | 1,728 (9.3) | 15,338 (10.7) | <0.001 |
| Native American | 836 (0.67) | 140 (0.75) | 976 (0.68) | 0.19 |
| Health plan type | ||||
| Commercial plan | 69,257 (55.4) | 10,216 (55.0) | 79,473 (55.4) | 0.36 |
| Medicare with special needs | 3,596 (2.9) | 1,047 (5.6) | 4,643 (3.2) | <0.001 |
| Other Medicare | 51,272 (41.0) | 7,021 (37.8) | 58,293 (40.6) | <0.001 |
| Medicaid for seniors/people with disabilities | 297 (0.24) | 132 (0.71) | 429 (0.30) | <0.001 |
| Other Medicaid | 590 (0.47) | 145 (0.78) | 735 (0.51) | <0.001 |
| DxCG | 0.84 ± 0.85 | 1.06 ± 0.99 | 0.87 ± 0.87 | <0.001 |
| HbA1c | ||||
| % | 7.4 ± 1.5 | 7.3 ± 1.5 | 7.4 ± 1.5 | <0.001 |
| mmol/mol | 57 ± 16.4 | 56 ± 16.4 | 57 ± 16.4 | |
| Missing | 577 (0.46) | 69 (0.37) | 646 (0.45) | 0.09 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 32.1 ± 7.0 | 33.1 ± 7.5 | 32.2 ± 7.1 | <0.001 |
| <18.5 | 349 (0.28) | 45 (0.24) | 394 (0.28) | 0.37 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 15,562 (12.5) | 2,030 (11.0) | 17,592 (12.3) | <0.001 |
| 25–29.9 | 37,737 (30.3) | 4,981 (26.9) | 42,718 (29.8) | <0.001 |
| ≥30 | 71,055 (57.0) | 11,489 (62.0) | 82,544 (57.6) | <0.001 |
| Missing | 309 (0.25) | 16 (0.09) | 325 (0.23) | <0.001 |
| Other behavioral health diagnoses in 2008–2011 | ||||
| Depression | 17,176 (13.7) | 9,811 (52.9) | 26,987 (18.8) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol use disorders | 3,179 (2.5) | 1,138 (6.1) | 4,317 (3.0) | <0.001 |
| Psychoses | 2,419 (1.9) | 1,635 (8.8) | 4,054 (2.8) | <0.001 |
| Drug use disorders | 1,146 (0.92) | 926 (5.0) | 2,072 (1.4) | <0.001 |
Data are n (%) or mean ± SD, unless otherwise specified.