From: Initiating second-line antidiabetic medication among older adults with type 2 diabetes on Metformin
Characteristica | Total | SFU | BI | Otherb |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Total | 84,720 (100) | 45,734 (54) | 12,165 (14) | 26,821 (32) |
Sex | ||||
Female | 43,236 (51) | 22,528 (49) | 6,683 (55) | 14,025 (52) |
Male | 41,484 (49) | 23,206 (51) | 5,482 (45) | 12,796 (48) |
Age, years | ||||
65-67 | 22,425 (26) | 11,540 (25) | 3,604 (30) | 7,281 (27) |
68-70 | 13,145 (16) | 6,864 (15) | 1,768 (15) | 4,513 (17) |
70-74 | 24,323 (29) | 13,244 (29) | 3,219 (26) | 7,860 (29) |
75-79 | 13,990 (17) | 7,843 (17) | 1,937 (16) | 4,210 (16) |
≥80 years | 10,837 (13) | 6,243 (14) | 1,637 (13) | 2,957 (11) |
Hemoglobin A1c, % | ||||
<8 | 14,053 (17) | 7,216 (16) | 1,081 (9) | 5,756 (21) |
8-10 | 11,912 (14) | 6,507 (14) | 972 (8) | 4,433 (17) |
≥10 | 4,079 (5) | 2,037 (4) | 802 (7) | 1,240 (5) |
Unavailablec | 54,676 (65) | 29,974 (66) | 9,310 (77) | 15,392 (57) |
Mean hemoglobin A1c (±SD), %d | 7.95 (1.62) | 7.95 (1.57) | 8.59 (2.14) | 7.79 (1.48) |
Diabetes Complications Severity Indexe score | ||||
0 | 47,026 (56) | 25,946 (57) | 6,384 (52) | 14,696 (55) |
1 | 15,783 (19) | 8,294 (18) | 2,268 (19) | 5,221 (19) |
2 | 10,999 (13) | 5,892 (13) | 1,615 (13) | 3,492 (13) |
≥3 | 10,912 (13) | 5,602 (12) | 1,898 (16) | 3,412 (13) |
Prescriber Specialty | ||||
Endocrinology | 3,652 (4) | 1,362 (3) | 738 (6) | 1,552 (6) |
Family practice | 33,681 (40) | 18,641 (41) | 4,595 (38) | 10,445 (39) |
Internal medicine | 29,543 (35) | 16,467 (36) | 3,832 (32) | 9,244 (34) |
Nurse/PA | 6,889 (8) | 3,448 (8) | 1,141 (9) | 2,300 (9) |
Other/Missing | 10,955 (13) | 5,816 (13) | 1,859 (15) | 3,280 (12) |
Health Plan Type | ||||
Health maintenance organization | 25,499 (30) | 13,585 (30) | 4,070 (33) | 7,844 (29) |
Preferred provider organization | 8,232 (10) | 4,612 (10) | 965 (8) | 2,655 (10) |
Other | 50,989 (60) | 27,537 (60) | 7,130 (59) | 16,322 (61) |
Fill Year | ||||
2013 | 10,112 (12) | 6,033 (13) | 1,289 (11) | 2,790 (10) |
2014 | 11,766 (14) | 6,585 (14) | 1,653 (14) | 3,528 (13) |
2015 | 11,046 (13) | 6,038 (13) | 1,379 (11) | 3,629 (14) |
2016 | 27,639 (33) | 14,907 (33) | 4,537 (37) | 8,195 (31) |
2017 | 24,157 (28) | 12,171 (27) | 3,307 (27) | 8,679 (32) |