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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Manag Care. 2021 Mar 1;27(3):e80–e88. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2021.88602

Table 2.

Prevalence of Use of Medications Among Those Receiving Any or 1, 2, or 3 Medications for Diabetes (%)a

Metformin Sulfonylureas (Short) Sulfonylureas (Long) Thiodolezinediones Insulin Other
TM MA Diff TM MA Diff TM MA Diff TM MA Diff TM MA Diff TM MA Diff
Overall 67.7 70.1 −2.5 19.7 23.6 −4.0 17.1 16.3 0.8 6.6 6.1 0.5 19.7 17.4 2.3 21.3 16.2 5.1
On One Medication 59.8 62.7 −2.9 8.8 10.8 −2.1 7.6 7.6 0.1+ 2.0 1.7 0.2 15.1 12.6 2.5 6.8 4.5 2.2
On Two Medications 79.7 82.8 −3.2 31.5 39.6 −8.1 27.2 26.8 0.4 8.0 7.4 0.7 22.5 20.4 2.0 31.2 22.9 8.2
On Three Medications 91.1 91.9 −0.8 44.3 50.9 −6.5 41.8 38.3 3.5 25.9 27.7 −1.8 39.3 38.8 0.4+ 70.8 64.4 6.4
a.

TM estimates are weighted to match MA distributions by age category, sex, race/ethnicity categories, and geography. Differences between TM and MA are statistically significant at the p<.0001 level, except for (+), which was <.01.

Other includes GLP-1 agonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, Meglitinides, and D-Phenylalanine Derivatives. *TM estimates are weighted to match MA distributions by age category, sex, race/ethnicity categories, and geography. All overall MA-TM differences (first row) are statistically significant at p≤.001 except for LASU (p=.02) and insulin (p=.22). Significant differences by region, plan age, and plan size are noted by (+), signifying p<.01).

Other includes GLP-1 agonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, Meglitinides, and D-Phenylalanine Derivatives.