Table 3

Prevalence of drug treatment between 2002 and 2006 by diabetes status

Diabetes (1014)No diabetes (3823)
2002 (94) % (n)2006 (330) % (n)Change from 2002–2006p for trend2002 (428) % (n)2006 (1154) % (n)Change from 2002–2006p for trend
Glucose-lowering therapy65 (61)72 (236)6.4% (−6.0, 18.7)0.4
 Insulin14 (13)27 (89)13.2% (9.2, 25.4)0.006
 Biguanides26 (24)42 (139)16.8% (3.2, 30.3)0.008
 Sulphonamides52 (49)30 (99)−22.5% (−35.7, −9.3)<0.0001
Antithrombotic drugs97 (91)97 (320)0.3% (–4.6, 5.3)0.797 (416)98 (1133)0.9% (−1.1, 2.9)0.02
 Antiplatelets80 (75)85 (280)5.6% (−5.2, 16.4)0.04882 (349)84 (975)2.6% (−2.3, 7.5)0.15
All lipid-modifying drugs80 (75)87 (288)7.8% (−2.2, 17.8)0.0372 (309)90 (1043)17.7 (13.1, 22.3)<0.0001
 Statins79 (74)86 (285)7.9% (−2.4, 18.3)0.0371 (307)90 (1033)17.3% (12.7, 22.0)<0.0001
 Other lipid-modifying2 (2)5 (16)2.8% (−2.7, 8.3)0.22 (7)3 (40)1.8% (−0.3, 3.9)0.02
Antihypertensive drugs89 (84)95 (315)6.1% (−1.0, 13.1)0.00781 (346)93 (1070)12.2% (7.9, 16.4)<0.0001
 β-blockers61 (57)76 (251)15.7% (3.2, 28.2)0.000152 (224)75 (863)22.5% (16.3, 28.7)<0.0001
 ACE inhibitors50 (47)46 (153)−3.7% (−17.6, 10.3)0.938 (164)41 (478)2.9% (−3.8, 9.6)0.03
 Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)12 (11)23 (77)11.5% (0.3, 22.7)0.039 (37)16 (188)7.9% (3.3, 12.5)<0.0001
 ACE inhibitors and ARBs61 (57)68 (223)6.8% (−6.4, 20.0)0.0947 (200)57 (655)10.1% (3.4, 16.9)<0.0001
 Calcium-channel blockers19 (18)22 (73)2.8% (−9.2, 14.8)0.817 (71)18 (207)1.5% (−3.8, 3.8)0.6
 Diuretics39 (37)39 (128)−1.6% (−14.6, 11.5)0.728 (118)23 (260)−3.9 (−9.4, 1.5)0.3
  • This table represents age-adjusted and sex-adjusted prevalence rates and changes over time (between 2002 and 2006).