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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study population by payer-type

From: The relationship between payer type and lipid outcomes in response to clinical lifestyle interventions in youth with dyslipidemia

 

All patients

Government

Private

P value

Total (%)

1739

354 (20)

1385 (80)

 

Age (years)

13.0 (4.3)

12.8 (4)

13.0 (4.4)

0.42

Males (%)

843 (48)

174 (49)

669 (48)

0.82

Females (%)

896 (52)

180 (51)

716 (52)

0.82

Race/Ethnicity (%)

 Asian

73 (4)

15 (4)

58 (4)

< 0.001

 Black

90 (5)

30 (9)

60 (4)

 Hispanic

121 (7)

59 (17)

62 (5)

 Other

141 (8)

54 (15)

87 (6)

 Unknown

293 (17)

76 (22)

215 (16)

 White

1021 (59)

118 (34)

903 (65)

Overweight and Obese* (%)

1018 (60)

249 (72)

769 (57)

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean and (SD) *Overweight is defined as a body mass index >85th percentile for age and gender in patients age 2–19 and greater than equal to 25 kg/m2 for those 20 years and older. Government, government-sponsored health coverage; Private, private insurance