A large remaining potential in lipid-lowering drug treatment in the type 2 diabetes population: A Danish nationwide cohort study.

Autor: Amadid H; Department of Epidemilogical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Rønn PF; Department of Epidemilogical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Bekker-Nielsen Dunbar M; Department of Epidemilogical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Knudsen JS; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark., Carstensen B; Department of Epidemilogical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Persson F; Department of Epidemilogical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Jørgensen ME; Department of Epidemilogical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism [Diabetes Obes Metab] 2021 Oct; Vol. 23 (10), pp. 2354-2363. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 28.
DOI: 10.1111/dom.14478
Abstrakt: Aim: To assess lipid-lowering drug (LLD) use patterns during 1996-2017 and examine lipid levels in relation to the use of LLDs and prevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
Methods: Using a nationwide diabetes register, 404 389 individuals with type 2 diabetes living in Denmark during 1996-2017 were identified. Individuals were followed from 1 January 1996 or date of type 2 diabetes diagnosis until date of emigration, death or 1 January 2017. Redemptions of prescribed LLDs were ascertained from the nationwide Register of Medicinal Products Statistics. Data on lipid levels were sourced from the National Laboratory Database since 2010. LLD coverage was calculated at any given time based on the redeemed amount and dose. Trends in lipid levels were estimated using an additive mixed-effect model. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal attainment was assessed based on recommended targets by the 2011, 2016 and 2019 guidelines for management of dyslipidaemias.
Results: LLD use has decreased since 2012 and only 55% of those with type 2 diabetes were LLD users in 2017. A decline in levels of total cholesterol and LDL-C, and an increase in triglycerides, was observed during 2010-2017. Annual mean levels of LDL-C were lower among LLD users compared with non-users (in 2017: 1.84 vs. 2.57 mmol/L). A greater fraction of LLD users achieved the LDL-C goal of less than 1.8 mmol/L compared with non-users (in 2017: 51.7% and 19%, respectively). Among LLD users with prevalent ASCVD, 26.9% and 55% had, as recommended by current 2019 European guidelines, an LDL-C level of less than 1.4 mmol/L and less than 1.8 mmol/L, respectively, in 2017.
Conclusions: LLD use and LDL-C levels are far from optimal in the Danish type 2 diabetes population and improvement in LLD use could reduce ASCVD events.
(© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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