Table 2. Difference-in-difference regression results.
Difference-in-difference estimators | ||||||
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Outcomes | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |||
ATT | SE | ATT | SE | ATT | SE | |
Adherence and Persistence | ||||||
Proportion of days covered | 0.22*** | 0.02 | 0.25*** | 0.02 | 0.29*** | 0.03 |
Days until discontinuationa | 119.04*** | 8.31 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Indicators for health care utilization | ||||||
Outpatient cases | -0.16 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.63 |
due to diabetes | -0.07 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.29 | -0.02 | 0.29 |
Pharmaceutical prescriptions | -4.02*** | 1.07 | -3.48*** | 1.14 | -4.87*** | 1.77 |
due to diabetes | -4.59*** | 0.20 | -3.66*** | 0.27 | -3.27*** | 0.23 |
Proportion with emergency visits | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
due to T2Dcomorbidities | 0.01 | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Therapeutic safety | ||||||
Proportion with adverse drug events | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Comorbidities | ||||||
Proportion with microangiopathic complications | ||||||
Eye complication | 0.00 | 0.04 | -0.03 | 0.04 | -0.07 | 0.05 |
Renal failure | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | -0.02 | 0.04 |
Diabetic foot syndrome/ Periphere neuropathy | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | -0.02 | 0.05 |
Proportion with macroangiopathic complications | ||||||
Myocardial infarction | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Ischemic heart disease | 0.00 | 0.03 | -0.02 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.04 |
Angina pectoris | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0.03 |
Heart failure | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0.03 |
Treatment modificationb | ||||||
Proportion with alternative | ||||||
Oral antidiabetics | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0.03 |
Insulins | 0.03** | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.03 | 0.04 |
ATT: Average treatment effect on the treated represents excess outcomes attributable to FDC with
* p<0.10,
** p<0.05,
***p<0.01, SE: Standard error
arefers to discontinuation of treatment in year one of post-index period, estimated using weighted least squares.
bbased on individuals who modified their dual theapy (N: FDC = 732, LDC = 229)