Table 2.
County characteristics by quartile of higher indexed GLP-1RA prescribing. P-values from Jonckheere-Terpstra testing of variance (or Chi-squared for categorical variables) are listed.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Characteristic | |||||
| Median Age | 42.2 | 41.2 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 1 |
| Proportion of Female Individuals | 50.1 | 50.5 | 50.5 | 50.5 | 0.001 |
| Proportion of Black Individuals | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.001 |
| Proportion of Asian Individuals | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.001 |
| Proportion of Hispanic Individuals | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Median Household Income | 49,234 | 51,393 | 50,543 | 49,144 | 0.45 |
| Proportion of Bachelor Degree Recipients | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 0.001 |
| Prevalence of Diabetes | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.0 | <0.05 |
| Prevalence of Smoking | 16.3 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 0.001 |
| Prevalence of Obesity | 32.9 | 33.2 | 32.9 | 33.6 | <0.05 |
| Number of PCPs per 100,000 Population | 40.0 | 50.6 | 52.7 | 51.4 | 0.001 |
| Census Region | <0.001 | ||||
| Midwest | 24.3 | 25.6 | 22.4 | 26.3 | |
| Northeast | 7.8 | 24.4 | 36.4 | 30.9 | |
| South | 23.4 | 24.0 | 26.4 | 24.8 | |
| West | 38.0 | 24.5 | 18.3 | 16.9 |