Patient and disease characteristics of adult patients with type 1 diabetes in Germany: an analysis of the DPV and DIVE databases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An understanding of the current status of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) can help to provide appropriate treatment.

Methods

This was a retrospective analysis of the DIabetes Versorgungs-Evaluation (DIVE) and the Diabetes-Patienten-Verlaufsdokumentation (DPV) databases for Germany.

Results

The analysis included 56,250 people with T1DM (54.2% male), a median age of 36.8 years, and a median diabetes duration of 12.4 years. 15.3% were obese (body mass index ≥ 30kg/m²). Long-acting insulin analogs were used by 53.3%, short-acting analogs by 72.1%, and oral antidiabetic drugs by 4.7%. Patients had a median glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of 7.8%. There was a drop in HbA1c and an increase in the rate of hypertension, oral antidiabetic dru

SUBMITTER: van Mark G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6396055 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature