Table 1.
Weighted sample characteristics of non-institutionalized US adults aged ≥18 years with ASCVD, categorized by age group, MEPS 2006–2015.
| Older adults (≥65 yrs) | Middle-aged adults (45–64 yrs) | Young adults (18–44yrs) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 21,353 | 12,257 (57.4%) | 7388 (34.6%) | 1708 (8.0%) | |
| Weighted sample = 23,277,253 | ||||
| Level of income (%) | <0.001 | |||
| High income | 32.3 | 34.8 | 19.9 | |
| Middle income | 30.4 | 27.3 | 29.0 | |
| Low income | 19.4 | 13.3 | 16.4 | |
| Very low income | 17.9 | 24.6 | 34.7 | |
| Sex (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Female | 48.1 | 44.0 | 51.5 | |
| Male | 51.9 | 56.0 | 48.5 | |
| Race/Ethnicity (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic Whites | 82.6 | 71.9 | 60.4 | |
| African Americans/Blacks | 8.4 | 14.8 | 16.8 | |
| Asians | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | |
| Hispanics | 6.6 | 10.7 | 21.0 | |
| Insurance status (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Uninsured | 0.3 | 59.6 | 48.5 | |
| Private | 0.3 | 12.2 | 21.5 | |
| Medicaid | 3.1 | 21.8 | 26.5 | |
| Medicare | 99.3 | 6.4 | 34.5 | |
| Education (%) | 0.002 | |||
| Less than high school | 27.2 | 23.3 | 23.9 | |
| High school/GED | 50.0 | 51.6 | 53.6 | |
| Some college or Higher | 22.8 | 25.1 | 22.5 | |
| Marital status (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 53.2 | 58.7 | 41.1 | |
| Widowed | 30.9 | 5.4 | 0.9 | |
| Divorced | 11.4 | 21.2 | 15.1 | |
| Separated | 1.1 | 4.3 | 6.1 | |
| Never married | 3.4 | 10.4 | 36.8 | |
| Region (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Northeast | 19.7 | 16.6 | 17.3 | |
| Midwest | 22.5 | 23.1 | 23.0 | |
| South | 38.3 | 42.7 | 41.9 | |
| West | 19.5 | 17.6 | 17.8 | |