ArticleBMC research notes2019
Prescribing pattern of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes: insights from Ethiopia.
Article in BMC research notes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Statin prescription patterns among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Article
- Factors associated with creatine kinase variability among statin users in routine outpatient care: a retrospective cross-sectional study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of Nutrition on Academic Performance of First-cycle Primary School Children in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2025Article
- A Retrospective Audit of Statin Prescription Practices in Diabetic Patients With Cardiovascular Risk.Cureus · 2025Article
- Post-marketing quality assessment of some brands of rosuvastatin tablets available in Jos, North-Central Nigeria.BMC chemistry · 2025Article
- Statin Utilization for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients Developing First ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Malaysian Retrospective Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Statin utilization and its predictors for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among type 2 diabetic patients in a resource-limited setting.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Lipid management strategies for diabetic patients align with an evidence-based guideline.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2024Article
- The Bidirectional Relationship Between Cardiovascular Medications and Oral and Gut Microbiome Health: A Comprehensive Review.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Prescribing patterns of statins and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Metabolism open · 2024Article
- Prevalence of vitamin B 12 deficiency and associated factors among primary school children: North East Ethiopia: multicenter cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Prevalence of dyslipidemia among persons with type 2 diabetes in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Statin Indication and Dose Intensification Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients at a Tertiary Hospital.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
- Statin Prescription Patterns Among Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon.Drugs - real world outcomes · 2023Article
- Appropriate Use of Primary Statin Preventive Therapy Among Patients with High Atherosclerosis-Related Cardiovascular Disease Risks: Cross-Sectional Study, Northeast Ethiopia.Vascular health and risk management · 2023Article
- Prescribing patterns of statins and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attended at Jugol General Hospital in eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2023Article
- Statin Prescription Patterns and Associated Factors Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attending Diabetic Clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2022Article
- Prevalence and predictors of statin utilization among patient populations at high vascular risk in Ghana.Journal of the neurological sciences · 2020Article
- Determinants of Statin Initiation Among Adult Diabetic Patients in Bonga, Ethiopia.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveAlthough most clinical practice guidelines endorsed statin use in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients for reducing cardiovascular diseases (CVD), little is known about statin utilization in case of Ethiopia. Hence, this study was aimed to evaluate prescribing pattern of statins for primary prevention of CVD in T2D patients. A retrospective study conducted in T2D patients with the age group of 40-75 years. Prescriptions were audited for details of statin use and dose intensity. Descriptive analysis was performed using SPSS version 22.0.
resultsWe included a total of 323 study subjects. Of those, 55.7% study subjects were found to be received statin for their primary prevention of CVD. Commonly prescribed type of statins was simvastatin (37.2%), atorvastatin (32.8%) and rosuvastatin (15.6%). Low, moderate and high intensive dose of statins were prescribed in 27.8%, 46.1%, and 26.1%, respectively. Of those subjects received statin, 60.6% had on target cholesterol level. Overall, a significant percentage of subjects did not receive their recommended statin for primary prevention of CVD which is below the guidelines' recommendation. Therefore, adherence to guidelines may help to promote the use of statins for primary prevention of CVD in T2D and advance interventions to improve statin prescribing should be considered.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What Socratic holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.