Table 1

Characteristics of Kaiser Permanente Southern California members identified by the SEARCH Registry Study from 2002-2016 who remained health plan members and had healthcare encounters with diagnosis codes for diabetes from October 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016

CharacteristicTotal
(N=2563)
Type 1 diabetes
(N=1911)
Type 2 diabetes
(N=652)
Age (years) on October 1, 2015; mean±SD19.1±6.518.5±6.920.9±4.9
Age (years) on October 1, 2015; range1.0–33.71.0–33.78.9–33.7
Female; number (%)1333 (52.0)947 (49.6)386 (59.2)
Race/ethnicity*; number (%)
 Hispanic1236 (48.2)864 (45.2)372 (57.1)
 Asian/Pacific Islander129 (5.0)71 (3.7)58 (8.9)
 Non-Hispanic black336 (13.1)223 (11.7)113 (17.3)
 Non-Hispanic white733 (28.6)657 (34.4)76 (11.7)
 Other/unknown129 (5.0)96 (5.0)33 (5.1)
BMI category†; number (%)
 Underweight38 (1.5)36 (1.9)2 (0.3)
 Normal weight914 (36.0)873 (46.0)41 (6.3)
 Overweight677 (26.4)564 (30.0)113 (17.9)
 Obese858 (33.5)384 (20.1)474 (73.0)
Number of healthcare encounters; median (IQR)5 (4)5 (4)4 (4)
  • *All categories except Hispanic are non-Hispanic, except for other/unknown category, which might include Hispanic persons in the unknown group.

  • † BMI is missing for 76 persons.