Table 2.
Comorbidities | |
Hypertension | 153 (99.4%) |
Type 2 diabetes | 156 (100%) |
Dyslipidaemia | 156 (100%) |
Coronary artery disease | 37 (23.7%) |
Myocardial infarction | 19 (12.2%) |
Concomitant medications for diabetes at baseline | |
Metformin | 36 (23.1%) |
Insulin | 25 (16%) |
Sulfonylurea | 8 (5.1%) |
Acarbose | 2 (1.3%) |
Antidiabetic drugs not further specified | 51 (32.7%) |
Total antidiabetic drugs | 122 (78.2%) |
No diabetes drugs (including 2 patients who were “prescribed” a diet) |
29 (18.6%) |
No information available | 9 (5.8%) |
Other concomitant medication categories at baseline | |
Antihypertensives | 123 (78.8%) |
Lipid-lowering drugs | 99 (63.5%) |