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- Title
Demographic Disparities Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in 2011: Diabetes Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Hypoglycemia Events.
- Authors
Lopez, Janice M.S.; Bailey, Robert A.; Rupnow, Marcia F.T.
- Abstract
This study describes demographic characteristics, comorbidities, and hypoglycemia events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) identified using 2011 Medicare 5% Standard Analytical Files. Among 1,913,477 Medicare beneficiaries, 367,602 (19.2%) had T2DM. T2DM prevalence increased with age and was higher in blacks (26.4%) and Hispanics (25.5%) than in whites (18.0%); and in Medicare/Medicaid dual-eligible versus non-dual-eligible patients (28.0% vs 17.2%, respectively). Compared with whites, diagnosed hypertension and diabetic retinopathy were more common in blacks and Hispanics, and lipid metabolism disorders and atrial fibrillation were less common. Hypoglycemia requiring health care services was more common in blacks (4.7%) and Hispanics (3.6%) compared with whites (2.9%). T2DM, related comorbidities, and hypoglycemia are burdensome to the Medicare population. Differences in these endpoints were observed based on race/ethnicity, age, and dual-eligible status, highlighting the importance of demographic factors when determining T2DM management strategies. ( Population Health Management 2015;18:283-289)
- Publication
Population Health Management, 2015, Vol 18, Issue 4, p283
- ISSN
1942-7891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/pop.2014.0115