Therapeutic Inertia in an Insured Population with Type 2 Diabetes in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study examines the characteristics of adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who were not initially treated with an antihyperglycemic agent (AHA).

Methods

The analyses used Optum de-identified Market Clarity data from January 2013 through September 2023. The US study included nonpregnant adults with T2D who were continuously insured from 1 year prior through 5 years post diagnosis and did not fill a prescription for an AHA in the year after their initial T2D diagnosis. Differences between those treated in years 2-5 with an AHA (delayed treatment) and those untreated with an AHA for 5 years post diagnosis (untreated) were examined descriptively and using multivariable analyses.

Results

Out of 186,259 adults with T2D, 56.7% (N = 105,533) did not fill a pres

SUBMITTER: Boye KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12474804 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature