Differential use of antidiabetic medication related to income, cohabitation and area of residence: a Swedish nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor adherence to antidiabetic medication in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may lead to increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with non-adherence have been mainly identified via cross-sectional studies. To investigate the association between antidiabetic medication adherence and income, cohabitation and area of residence.

Methods

Register-based cohort study of individuals with T2D living in Sweden and initiating antidiabetic treatment between 2006 and 2022. Confounding adjustment and competing events were accounted for via inverse probability of treatment and censoring weighting. Exposures were disposable income, social income support, cohabitation status and area of residence. Outcomes were antidiabetic

SUBMITTER: Joneus P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12322451 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature