Table 1 Demographics, symptoms, and co-morbidities of the Commercial and Medicaid populations for the 12-month follow-up group
Characteristic | Commercial population | Medicaid population |
|---|---|---|
(n = 225,737) | (n = 19,062) | |
Mean (SD) age at index date, years | 43.0 (7.1) | 38.9 (7.8) |
Age distributions, n () | ||
18–24 years | 1532 (0.7) | 593 (3.1) |
25–29 years | 5485 (2.4) | 1631 (8.6) |
30–34 years | 19,562 (8.7) | 3385 (17.8) |
35–29 years | 40,403 (17.9) | 4583 (24.0) |
40–44 years | 62,861 (27.8) | 4340 (22.8) |
45–49 years | 58,717 (26.0) | 2976 (15.6) |
50–54 years | 25,741 (11.4) | 1017 (5.3) |
55–59 years | 7494 (3.3) | 379 (2.0) |
60–64 years | 3942 (1.7) | 158 (0.8) |
Race, n () | ||
Black | – | 11,372 (59.7) |
Hispanic | – | 379 (2.0) |
White | – | 5438 (28.5) |
Other | – | 121 (0.6) |
Unknown | – | 1752 (9.2) |
Insurance plan type, n (%) | ||
HMO | 128,847 (57.1) | 0 (0.0) |
PPO | 36,550 (16.2) | 11,037 (57.9) |
Other | 51,856 (23.0) | 8022 (42.1) |
Unknown | 8484 (3.8) | 3 (< 0.1) |
Geographic region, n (%) | ||
Northeast | 45,430 (20.1) | – |
North central | 40,119 (17.8) | – |
South | 100,751 (44.6) | – |
West | 37,450 (16.6) | – |
Unknown | 1987 (0.9) | – |
Symptomsa, n (%) | ||
Anemia | 11,689 (5.2) | 1609 (8.4) |
Bulk symptoms | 101,068 (44.8) | 13,826 (72.5) |
Abdominal distension | 2849 (1.3) | 325 (1.7) |
Backache | 30,717 (13.6) | 6077 (31.9) |
Constipation | 7709 (3.4) | 1958 (10.3) |
Increased abdominal girth | 5833 (2.6) | 626 (3.3) |
Leg pain | 17,551 (7.8) | 3523 (18.5) |
Pelvic pressure/pain | 60,825 (26.9) | 9969 (52.3) |
Urinary frequency/incontinence | 17,695 (7.8) | 3095 (16.2) |
Vaginal bleeding, menstrual disorder | 51,388 (22.8) | 6987 (36.7) |
HMB | 96,879 (42.9) | 9465 (49.7) |
Urinary symptoms | 19,009 (8.4) | 3390 (17.8) |
Pain | 65,975 (29.2) | 9782 (51.3) |
Fibroid-related co-morbiditiesa, n (%) | ||
Infertility | 7651 (3.4) | 153 (0.8) |
Urinary tract infection | 18,348 (8.1) | 3816 (20.0) |
Constipation | 7709 (3.4) | 1958 (10.3) |
Other co-morbiditiesa, n (%) | ||
Endometriosis | 27,211 (12.1) | 2520 (13.2) |
Depressionb | 24,761 (11.0) | 6012 (31.5) |
Obesityb | 23,119 (10.2) | 5196 (27.3) |
Mean (SD) Elixhauser scorea | 1.9 (3.4) | 5.7 (6.3) |
Mean (SD) Deyo-Charlson Index summary scorea | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.6 (1.1) |