Variables All
(n=13705)
With Race
(n=10551)
Without Race (n=3154) P value
age (mean ± sd) 56.8 ± 11.6 56.6 ± 11.6 57.6 ± 11.5 <.0001
HbA1c (mean ± sd) 7.2 ± 1.5 7.3 ± 1.5 7.2 ± 1.4 0.0077
age group  <50 3906 (28.5%) 3135 (29.7%) 771 (24.4%) <.0001
                    50-64 5851 (42.7%) 4444 (42.1%) 1407 (44.6%)  
                    65-74 3112 (22.7%) 2328 (22.1%) 784 (24.9%)  
                    75+ 836 (6.1%) 644 (6.1%) 192 (6.1%)  
Male 13293 (97%) 10233 (97%) 3060 (97%) 0.9228
Never Married 766 (5.6%) 627 (5.9%) 139 (4.4%) <.0001
Married 8885 (64.9%) 6691 (63.4%) 2194 (69.8%)  
Divorced/separated/widowed 4037 (29.5%) 3228 (30.6%) 809 (25.7%)  
Employed/self employed 3236 (25.6%) 2433 (24.9%) 803 (28.3%) <.0001
Not Employed 5744 (45.5%) 4635 (47.4%) 1109 (39.1%)  
Retired 3643 (28.9%) 2716 (27.8%) 927 (32.7%)  
HbA1c ³8 3251 (23.7%) 2575 (24.4%) 676 (21.4%) 0.0006
anemia 694 (5.1%) 570 (5.4%) 124 (3.9%) 0.001
cancer 2048 (15%) 1682 (16%) 366 (11.6%) <.0001
Cerebrovascular Disease 630 (4.6%) 527 (5%) 103 (3.3%) <.0001
Congestive Heart Failure 1886 (13.8%) 1585 (15%) 301 (9.6%) <.0001
Cardiovascular Disease 2392 (17.5%) 1944 (18.4%) 448 (14.2%) <.0001
Hypertension 11368 (83.1%) 8914 (84.6%) 2454 (78%) <.0001
Hypothyroidism 749 (5.5%) 573 (5.4%) 176 (5.6%) 0.7353
Liver Disease 730 (5.3%) 619 (5.9%) 111 (3.5%) <.0001
Chronic Lung Diseases 2389 (17.5%) 1964 (18.6%) 425 (13.5%) <.0001
Fluid/Electrolyte Disorders 940 (6.9%) 817 (7.8%) 123 (3.9%) <.0001
Obesity 4165 (30.4%) 3291 (31.2%) 874 (27.8%) 0.0002
Other Diseases 2678 (19.6%) 2263 (21.5%) 415 (13.2%) <.0001
Peripheral Vascular Disease 2037 (14.9%) 1709 (16.2%) 328 (10.4%) <.0001
Depression 3513 (25.7%) 2898 (27.5%) 615 (19.5%) <.0001
Psychoses 729 (5.3%) 648 (6.1%) 81 (2.6%) <.0001
Substance Abuse 1309 (9.6%) 1121 (10.6%) 188 (6%) <.0001
Table 1: Patient Characteristics by availability of race/ethnicity information among Veterans with type-2 diabetes.