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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care

Evaluation of treatment satisfaction, efficacy and safety of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in geriatric patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectionalcomparative study.

Harmanjit Singh, Avinash Chakrawarti, Harjit Singh, P Guruprasad, Yogendra Kumar Gupta

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Harmanjit SinghDepartment of Pharmacology, GMCH, Cahndigarh, India.
Avinash ChakrawartiDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Harjit SinghDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
P GuruprasadDepartment of Pharmacology, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Yogendra Kumar GuptaDepartment of Pharmacology, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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introductionDipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors are attractive agents to be used in the elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) because of their beneficial effects.

methodsIn this cross-sectional, observational study, we evaluated and compared the treatment satisfaction using Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ) in two groups (i.e., regimens containing DPP4 inhibitors vs. other regimens). Efficacy was evaluated by assessing and comparing the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values and the percentage of patients who achieved the glycemic control (HbA1c <7%). The adverse drug reactions (ADRs) were also recorded and compared among two groups.

resultsA total of 115 patients participated in the study (42 in Group 1 and 73 in Group 2). Significantly better DTSQ scores were observed among Group 1 patients in terms of DTSQ score total (

conclusionDPP4 inhibitors seem to offer better treatment satisfaction and efficacy in geriatric T2DM patients but at the expense of increased frequency of ADRs; however, further research is warranted.

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Diabetes mellitusDiabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnairehemoglobin A1cincretinsmetforminsitagliptin

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