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. 2017 Mar;23(3):10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.3.327. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.3.327
Category Continuers (n = 12,224) % Interrupters (n = 11,421) % P Valuea
Prior period
Cardiovascular disease 16.9 16.1 0.106
Cerebrovascular disease 4.1 4.5 0.127
Nephropathy/CKD 9.7 9.3 0.278
Neuropathy 10.7 10.8 0.715
Retinopathy 5.3 5.1 0.574
Obesity 9.2 8.4 0.018
Bariatric surgery 2.0 2.3 0.071
Lower-extremity amputation 0.2 0.3 0.249
Depression 7.0 6.8 0.416
Hypoglycemia 3.6 4.3 0.009
Cognitive disorders/dementia 3.1 3.5 0.077
Hypertension 58.0 54.3 < 0.001
Initial year
Cardiovascular disease 17.7 17.7 0.997
Cerebrovascular disease 4.6 4.7 0.632
Nephropathy/CKD 11.2 11.7 0.199
Neuropathy 15.3 14.7 0.181
Retinopathy 6.5 6.9 0.278
Obesity 11.4 10.1 < 0.001
Bariatric surgery 2.6 3.2 0.004
Lower-extremity amputation 0.4 0.6 0.018
Depression 7.5 7.4 0.759
Hypoglycemia 5.3 6.2 0.003
Cognitive disorders/dementia 3.0 3.4 0.098
Hypertension 60.6 56.9 < 0.001
Experienced year
Cardiovascular disease 18.1 18.1 0.995
Cerebrovascular disease 4.7 5.2 0.107
Nephropathy/CKD 11.5 12.5 0.022
Neuropathy 16.7 15.5 0.012
Retinopathy 7.5 8.0 0.144
Obesity 14.0 11.3 < 0.001
Bariatric surgery 3.4 3.6 0.336
Lower-extremity amputation 0.3 0.4 0.107
Depression 8.2 7.9 0.375
Hypoglycemia 5.5 6.1 0.068
Cognitive disorders/dementia 3.3 4.1 0.001
Hypertension 63.1 60.2 < 0.001

aChi-square test.

CKD = chronic kidney disease.