Understanding disparities in lipid management among patients with type 2 diabetes: gender differences in medication nonadherence after treatment intensification.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender differences in dyslipidemia are widely documented, but the contributors to these differences are not well understood. This study examines whether differences in quality of care, intensity of lipid-lowering medication regimen, and medication adherence can explain this disparity.

Methods

Secondary analysis of medical records data and questionnaires collected from adult patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 1,369) from seven outpatient clinics affiliated with an academic medical center as part of the Reducing Racial Disparities in Diabetes: Coached Care (R2D2C2) study. Primary outcome was low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.

Findings

Women had higher LDL cholesterol levels than men (mean [SD], 101.2 [35.2] vs. 92.3 [33.0] mg/dL; p < .001), but were n

SUBMITTER: Billimek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4275363 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature