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Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Adult Patients with Type 1 Diabetes in the US
Original Research Article
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
PharmacoEconomics - Open. September 2020, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p519, 10 p.
Subject
Diseases
Risk factors
Health care costs
Type 2 diabetes -- Risk factors
Cardiac patients
Medical care utilization
Health care reform
Cardiovascular diseases -- Risk factors
Type 1 diabetes -- Risk factors
Adults
Language
English
Abstract
Author(s): Steve Edelman [sup.1], Fang Liz Zhou [sup.2], Ronald Preblick [sup.2], Sumit Verma [sup.3], Sachin Paranjape [sup.2], Michael J. Davies [sup.4], Vijay N. Joish [sup.4] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.266100.3, 0000 [...]
Background and objectives The burden imposed by cardiovascular disease (CVD) on patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the US has not been thoroughly addressed. In a retrospective observational analysis of the Optum.sup.® Clinformatics[TM] Data Mart database, the prevalence of CVD and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) as well as health economic outcomes were evaluated in adults with T1D. Methods Patients with at least one T1D medical claim between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016, were divided into cohorts based on the presence of CVD and/or CVRF. Descriptive and multivariate analyses enabled comparisons of healthcare resource utilization and costs between the cohorts. Results The analysis included 12,687 patients: CVD, 2871; CVRF, 5371; and no CVD/CVRF, 4445. The period prevalence of CVD and CVRF in the combined baseline and follow-up periods was 27% and 44%, respectively. Fewer patients in the no-CVD/CVRF cohort had a claim of a diabetes-related inpatient admission compared with the CVD cohort (8% vs. 26%, respectively; P 0.1). Likewise, fewer patients with no CVD/CVRF visited the emergency department vs. those with CVRF or CVD (diabetes-related: 4% vs. 7% and 18%, respectively; P 0.1). Higher overall costs were observed for the CVD and CVRF vs. the no-CVD/CVRF cohort ($30,241 and $16,220, respectively, vs. $11,761; P < 0.05 and SMD [greater than or equal to] 0.1 for both). Conclusions Cardiovascular comorbidities are common among US adults with T1D. Considering their significant economic burden, optimal management is of the utmost importance to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.