Table 2.
Proportion of patients by number of classes of diabetes medications prescribed within each age range
| Age range in years | Number of classes of medication prescribed | |||
| 0 (no diabetic medications) | 1 (1 class of medications) | 2 (2 classes of medications) | 3 (3 classes of medications or insulin) | |
| 40–49 (N, % within age range) | 1663 (66.36) | 411 (16.40) | 147 (5.87) | 285 (11.37) |
| 50–59 | 3945 (63.09) | 1245 (19.91) | 422 (6.75) | 641 (10.25) |
| 60–69 | 5580 (61.72) | 1840 (20.35) | 663 (7.33) | 958 (10.60) |
| 70–79 | 4794 (63.55) | 1454 (19.28) | 555 (7.36) | 740 (9.81) |
| 80+ | 3371 (66.45) | 1041 (20.52) | 299 (5.89) | 362 (7.14) |