Table 1 Summary characteristics of veterans from a large national cohort with well documented new type 2 diabetes prior to March 2018 and at least 1 primary care visit between March 2018 and March 2021
Baseline characteristics | Veterans with type 2 diabetes |
|---|---|
n = 733,006 | |
Age at 2018, mean (sd) years | 67 (11.6) |
Age categories, n (%) | |
 29–44 | 27,062 (3.7%) |
 45–59 | 137,984 (18.8%) |
 60–75 | 399,122 (54.5%) |
 75+ | 168,831 (23.0%) |
Gender, n (%) | |
 Male | 689,883 (94.0%) |
 Female | 43,108 (6.0%) |
Race ethnicity, n(%) | |
 Non-Hispanic White | 475,737 (69.0%) |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 146,608 (21.0%) |
 Hispanic | 45,677 (6.6%) |
 Non-Hispanic Asian | 6755 (0.9%) |
 Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific | 7517 (1.1%) |
 Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native | 7135 (1.0%) |
 Missing | 43,577 (5.9%) |
Pre-pandemic HbA1c control, n (%) | |
 HbA1c < 5.7 | 50,075 (7.0%) |
 HbA1c (5.7–6.49) | 78,762 (11.0%) |
 HbA1c 6.5–8.99 | 224,658 (31.0%) |
 HbA1c > 9 | 282,666 (39.0%) |
 Missing | 84,793 (12.0%) |
Community type, n (%) | |
 High density urban | 69,129 (9.4%) |
 Lower density urban | 210,273 (28.7%) |
 Suburban | 130,995 (24.7%) |
 Rural | 180,762 (17.8%) |
 Missing | 141,847 (19.4%) |
Low income and disability flag, n(%) | |
 Low income | 288,725 (39.6%) |
 Disabled | 276,090 (37.9%) |
 None of the above | 163,350 (22.4%) |
 Missing | 4841 (0.6%) |