Appendix Table 3.
Patients Using Brand-Name Drug | Oral Hypoglycemics, % | Insulin Analogues, % | Statins, % | ACE Inhibitors/ARBs, % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Patients excluded | 28.3 | 29.4 | 28.0 | 27.8 |
VA original cohort | 12.7 | 27.0 | 18.2 | 20.8 |
VA nondual user (sensitivity population) | 12.8 | 26.5 | 18.3 | 20.8 |
VA dual users (excluded population) | 12.4 | 28.5 | 18.1 | 20.8 |
Medicare cohort | 35.3 | 75.1 | 50.7 | 42.5 |
ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB = angiotensin-receptor blocker; VA = Veterans Affairs.
“Medicare” refers to patients enrolled in fee-for-service Parts A and B and stand-alone Part D. “Statins” denotes 3-hydroxy-3-methyl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors. A total of 148 624 veterans (29% of the original VA cohort) were excluded.