Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Medicare Enrollees Receiving Medication for Diabetes, 2015/2016
| All on any Diabetes Medications | All Starting Any Medicationa | All Starting Insulina | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | MA | TM | MA | TM | MA | ||
| 1,027,884 | 838,420 | 62,265 | 49,089 | 24,530 | 16,635 | ||
| Age Group | 66–69 | 13.0% | 13.6% | 16.3% | 16.7% | 13.9% | 14.4% |
| 70–74 | 31.0% | 34.4% | 34.7% | 37.0% | 29.0% | 32.7% | |
| 75–79 | 24.6% | 25.3% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 22.2% | 23.7% | |
| 80–84 | 16.2% | 15.6% | 13.7% | 13.1% | 15.7% | 16.0% | |
| 85+ | 14.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 9.5% | 19.2% | 13.3% | |
| Race/Ethnicity | White | 76.0% | 58.4% | 76.9% | 62.0% | 73.9% | 59.5% |
| Black | 10.2% | 13.8% | 9.8% | 13.2% | 12.2% | 14.4% | |
| Hispanic | 7.8% | 21.1% | 7.3% | 18.2% | 8.7% | 21.7% | |
| Other | 6.0% | 6.7% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 4.8% | |
| Sex | Male | 44.9% | 45.8% | 46.0% | 48.4% | 44.6% | 47.1% |
| Female | 55.1% | 54.2% | 54.0% | 51.6% | 55.4% | 52.9% | |
| Region | Northeast | 18.9% | 18.8% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.6% | 20.4% |
| Midwest | 24.0% | 16.4% | 22.6% | 16.7% | 25.0% | 18.7% | |
| South | 40.6% | 38.7% | 41.6% | 39.3% | 40.3% | 38.0% | |
| West | 16.5% | 26.2% | 16.9% | 25.1% | 16.1% | 22.9% | |
| Dual Eligible | Yes | 25.7% | 21.2% | 24.3% | 19.3% | 41.3% | 32.2% |
a.
Age ≥66 years who had not been on any medication or insulin in the prior year. TM is traditional Medicare. MA is Medicare Advantage.
Unweighted estimates are presented. All differences by category are statistically significant at p<.0001 with the exception of sex for those starting insulin. After weighting, there were no differences by construction.