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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Jan 19;60(2):193–201. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03784.x

Table 2. Frequency of Control at Index and Treatment Intensification within 90 days among Veterans with Diabetes by Limited Life Expectancy Status.

Limited Life Expectancy Status*
No (n = 859,612) Yes (n = 29,106) p-value
Hemoglobin A1c
 Controlled at index, </=9% 671,173 (78.1) 22,362 (77.1) < 0.001
 Treatment intensification† 53,975 (28.6) 1,388 (20.9) < 0.001
*

Limited life expectancy status determined by condition-specific algorithms for congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia, end-stage liver disease, and certain primary or metastatic cancers.

†

Evaluated treatment intensification for patients who were uncontrolled or had no reading at index. Treatment intensification included initiation of a diabetes medication, adding medication to the patient's regimen, or increasing the dosage of an existing medication.