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. 2011 Feb;14(1):33–41. doi: 10.1089/pop.2010.0018

Table 2.

Population and Metric Sample Sizes for Each Target Condition

Condition Sample Population Medication Use Sample*(% of Sample Population) Persistence Sample**(% of Sample Population) Compliance Sample***(% of Sample Population)
Asthma 232,540 122,925 (53%) 103,799 (45%) 81,882 (35%)
COPD 65,903 27,588 (42%) 19,377 (29%) 16,737 (25%)
CAD 157,839 112,893 (72%) 105,322 (67%) 85,385 (54%)
Depression 29,821 12,552 (42%) 10,264 (34%) 8509 (29%)
Diabetes 251,074 157,247 (63%) 124,125 (49%) 119,923 (48%)
Heart failure 34,700 27,581 (79%) 25,919 (75%) 25,440 (73%)
Hyperlipidemia 929,946 421,448 (45%) 388,280 (42%) 367,903 (40%)
Hypertension 729,664 501,740 (69%) 469,815 (64%) 458,043 (63%)
*

Patients who filled at least 1 medication per guidelines; **Patients who filled at least 1 medication per guidelines and had 6 months of follow-up after first medication fill; **Patients who filled at least 2 medications per guidelines and had 6 months of follow-up after first medication fill.

CAD, coronary artery disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.