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. 2015 Dec;21(12):10.18553/jmcp.2015.21.12.1195. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2015.21.12.1195

TABLE 2.

Average PDC, Drug Adherence Status, and Diabetes Control Status for Patients with T2DM Receiving Antidiabetic Medication by Insurance Type

  Commercial Medicare Medicaid
Mean (%) Standard Error Mean (%) Standard Error Mean (%) Standard Error
Average PDC
Age group
  18-34 63 0.003     64 0.004
  35-44 70 0.002     70 0.003
  45-54 76 0.001     75 0.002
  55-59 79 0.001     79 0.002
  60-64 82 0.001     81 0.002
  <65     79 0.001    
  65-69     84 0.001    
  ≥ 70     84 0.001    
Gender
  Female 75 0.001 83 0.001 73 0.001
  Male 78 0.001 83 0.001 76 0.002
Total 77 0.001 83 0.001 75 0.001
Percentage with PDC ≥ 80%
Age group
  18-34 38 0.006     41 0.005
  35-44 44 0.003     48 0.005
  45-54 47 0.002     49 0.003
  55-59 53 0.003     56 0.004
  60-64 57 0.003     57 0.004
  <65     63 0.002    
  65-69     71 0.003    
  ≥70     73 0.001    
Gender
  Female 57 0.002 70 0.001 55 0.002
  Male 61 0.001 71 0.002 58 0.003
Total 60 0.001 71 0.001 57 0.002
Diabetes Control
Age group
  18-34 67 0.006     54 0.007
  35-44 68 0.003     52 0.005
  45-54 67 0.002     52 0.003
  55-59 68 0.002     52 0.004
  60-64 68 0.002     52 0.004
  <65     47 0.003    
  65-69     54 0.003    
  ≥70     56 0.001    
Gender
  Female 69 0.002 53 0.001 53 0.002
  Male 68 0.001 54 0.002 53 0.003
Total 69 0.001 54 0.001 53 0.002

PDC = proportion of days covered; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus.