Deficits and Disparities in Early Uptake of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and SGLT2i Among Medicare-Insured Adults Following a New Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease or Heart Failure

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation with initiation of guideline-recommended diabetes medications with cardiovascular benefit (glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists [GLP1-RA] and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors [SGLT2i]) among older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and either incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or congestive heart failure (CHF).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Using Medicare data (2016-2019), we identified 4,057,725 individuals age >65 years with T2D and either incident ASCVD or CHF. We estimated incidence rates and hazard ratios (HR) of GLP1-RA or SGLT2i initiation within 180 days by race/ethnicity and zip code-level Social Deprivation Index (SDI) using adjusted Cox proportional hazards models.

RESULTS: Incidence rates of GLP1-RA or SGLT2i initiation increased over time but remained low (<0.6 initiations per 100 person-months) in all years studied. Medication initiation was less common among those of Black or other race/ethnicity (HR 0.81 [95% CI 0.79-0.84] and HR 0.84 [95% CI 0.75-0.95], respectively) and decreased with increasing SDI (HR 0.96 [95% CI 0.96-0.97]). Initiation was higher in ASCVD than CHF (0.35 vs. 0.135 initiations per 100 person-months). Moderate (e.g., nephropathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) but not severe (e.g., advanced chronic kidney disease, cirrhosis) comorbidities were associated with higher probability of medication initiation.

CONCLUSIONS: Among older adults with T2D and either ASCVD or CHF, initiation of GLP1-RA or SGLT2i was low, suggesting a substantial deficit in delivery of guideline-recommended care or treatment barriers. Individuals of Black and other race/ethnicity and those with higher area-level socioeconomic deprivation were less likely to initiate these medications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Diabetes care - 46(2023), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 65-74

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cromer, Sara J [VerfasserIn]
Lauffenburger, Julie C [VerfasserIn]
Levin, Raisa [VerfasserIn]
Patorno, Elisabetta [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

89750-14-1
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor
Hypoglycemic Agents
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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Date Completed 26.12.2022

Date Revised 02.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2337/dc22-0383

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348968787