Table. Demographic Characteristics for Patients With DM and All Dermatology and Rheumatology Outpatients Compared With All VA Outpatients.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with DM (n = 679) | VA dermatology and rheumatology outpatients (n = 1 825 082) | VA outpatients (N = 12 991 999) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 558 (82.2) | 1 654 561 (90.7) | 11 322 559 (87.2) |
| Female | 119 (17.5) | 170 521 (9.3) | 1 669 407 (12.8) |
| Racea | |||
| Asian | <10 | 14 096 (0.8) | 123 464 (1.0) |
| Black | 166 (24.4) | 283 477 (15.5) | 2 646 250 (20.4) |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | <10 | 13 422 (0.7) | 100 675 (0.8) |
| Mixedb | <10 | 15 116 (0.8) | 90 278 (0.7) |
| Native American | <10 | 9968 (0.5) | 80 494 (0.6) |
| White | 463 (68.2) | 1 390 743 (76.2) | 8 245 382 (63.5) |
| Missing | 28 (4.1) | 98 260 (5.4) | 1 705 456 (13.1) |
| US Census region | |||
| South | 312 (45.9) | 772 072 (42.3) | 5 310 400 (40.9) |
| Midwest | 145 (21.4) | 374 139 (20.5) | 2 974 011 (22.9) |
| West | 135 (19.9) | 389 340 (21.3) | 2 770 381 (21.3) |
| Northeast | 82 (12.1) | 272 954 (15.0) | 1 808 067 (13.9) |
| Missing or outside the US | 5 (0.7) | 16 577 (0.9) | 129 140 (1.0) |
| Age, y | |||
| Median (IQR) | 60 (52-67) | 62 (53-70) | 57 (42-70) |
| 18-39 | 58 (8.5) | 190 182 (0.4) | 2 959 400 (22.8) |
| 40-49 | 87 (12.8) | 179 304 (9.8) | 1 669 324 (12.8) |
| 50-59 | 180 (26.5) | 383 239 (21.0) | 2 546 152 (19.6) |
| 60-69 | 226 (33.3) | 575 368 (31.5) | 2 565 309 (19.7) |
| 70-79 | 101 (14.9) | 314 242 (17.2) | 1 990 074 (15.3) |
| ≥80 | 27 (4.0) | 182 747 (10.) | 1 261 740 (9.7) |
| Facility type | |||
| VA medical center | 623 (91.8) | 1 636 698 (89.7) | 8 829 626 (68.0) |
| Community-based clinic | 23 (3.4) | 62 576 (3.4) | 2 917 091 (22.5) |
| Other | 33 (4.9) | 125 808 (6.9) | 1 245 282 (9.6) |
Abbreviations: DM, dermatomyositis; VA, Veterans Affairs.
a
Self-reported for most patients. If self-reported data were missing, then data were obtained from medical records.
b
Used if patient was identified as having 2 or more of the other races listed.