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Pattern of Antidiabetic Drug Prescription in Older Persons With Type 2 Diabetes: Results From the German DPV Registry
Andrej Zeyfang1, Stefan Gölz2, Federica Iraci3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Diabetology, Medius Klinik Ostfildern-Ruit, Ostfildern, Germany; Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, CAQM, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Objectives:
To explore prescription patterns of SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), analyzing age and sex differences.
Design:
Observational retrospective study.
Setting And Participants:
Data from 103,820 patients aged 60 to 90 years from 518 diabetes centers in Germany, collected between 2017 and 2022 via the DPV registry.
Methods:
Patients with at least 3 months' T2DM diagnosis were included. Treatment trends were analyzed using regression models adjusted for age and sex. Repeated measures were aggregated annually.
Results:
Between 2017 and 2022, SGLT2i use rose from 7.3% to 27.4% and GLP-1RA use from 3.4% to 13.8%. Metformin use increased, while sulfonylureas declined. SGLT2i use was lower in women across all age groups. GLP-1RAs use increased more in younger patients.
Conclusions And Implications:
Newer antidiabetic drugs are increasingly prescribed in older adults, but notable disparities by age and gender persist. These findings suggest the need to address potential biases and barriers to optimize equitable care in geriatric diabetes management.
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