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ArticleDiabetology & metabolic syndrome2019

Treatment patterns of drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study using a Japanese hospital database.

Yohei Morita, Hiroki Murayama, Masato Odawara, Melissa Bauer

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Article in Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Yohei Morita1Medical Division, Novartis Pharma K.K, Toranomon Hills, Mori Tower 23-1, Toranomon 1-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-6333 Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4112-9762
Hiroki Murayama1Medical Division, Novartis Pharma K.K, Toranomon Hills, Mori Tower 23-1, Toranomon 1-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-6333 Japan.
Masato Odawara2Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Metabolism and Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Melissa BauerReal World Data Analytics, Novartis Global Service Center, Vista Building, Elm Park Business Campus, Merrion Road, Dublin, Ireland.
Novartis (Japan) · JPNovartis (Ireland) · IETokyo Medical University · JP

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Abstract

backgroundGuidelines for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management in Japan provide physicians the discretion to select treatment options based on patient pathophysiology of the disease. There exists a wide variation of preference for initial antidiabetes drugs (AD). The current database analysis aimed to understand the real world treatment patterns in drug-naive patients with T2DM in Japan.

methodsWe analyzed data of patients (≥ 18 years) diagnosed with T2DM between October 2012 and September 2016 from the Medical Data Vision, a Diagnosis Procedure Combination database. The primary objective was to determine the proportion of T2DM patients receiving each type of treatment as first-line therapy among the drug-naive cohort.

resultsOf the 436,546 drug-naive patients, 224,761 received their first-line T2DM treatment in the outpatient setting. The mean age of the patient population was 65.6 years at index date. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor was the most prescribed (56.8%) outpatient AD monotherapy, followed by metformin (15.4%). DPP-4 inhibitors were prescribed over metformin in patients with renal disease (odds ratio [OR]: 4.20; p < 0.0001), coronary heart disease and stroke (OR: 2.22; p < 0.0001). Male (OR: 1.03; p = 0.0026), presence of diabetic complications [retinopathy (OR: 1.33; p < 0.0001), neuropathy (OR: 1.05; p = 0.0037), nephropathy (OR: 1.08; p < 0.0001)] and a high baseline HbA1c (OR: 1.45; p < 0.0001) received treatment intensification during 180 days.

conclusionDPP-4 inhibitors were the most prevalent first-line T2DM treatment followed by metformin in Japan. The findings from this retrospective analysis also support the previously published web survey results and can help understand the real world utilization of T2DM treatment.

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Database analysisDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorDrug-naiveJapanMetforminReal worldTreatment intensificationType 2 diabetes mellitus

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