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Diabetes Care Austria 2009: Register an allgemeinmedizinischen Ordinationen für PatientInnen mit Typ 2 Diabetes mellitus in Österreich

Diabetes Care Austria 2009: Registry for type 2 diabetic patients in general practitioners' ordinations in Austria

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Diabetes Care Austria was a nationwide data acquisition of type 2 diabetes treatment at Austrian general practitioners. A total of 5,385 general practitioners were contacted in the end of 2009; finally, 101 agreed to participate in the data collection. Out of all 9 Austrian provinces, a cross-sectional sample of 1.513 type 2 diabetic patients was investigated. Demographic data, diabetes treatment, quality of diabetes control as well as micro- and macrovascular complications were analysed with respect to diabetes duration, categorised into 6 classes. A total of 1.513 type 2 diabetic patients with a mean age of 65.4 ± 10.7 years and a mean diabetes duration of 8.7 ± 7.3 years were analysed. Metformin was equally used in more than 50% of patients in all classes of diabetes duration. The use of sulfonylureas was significantly (p < 0.001) increased from 25% in patients with a diabetes duration of less than 3 years to more than 40% in subjects with a disease duration of longer than 15 years. The prescription of glitazones was significantly (p = 0.02) augmented with increasing diabetes duration. DPP-4 inhibitors were used in more than 5% of patients with a maximum of 13% in subjects with a diabetes duration of 4-9 years (p < 0.001). The mean HbA1c was below 7.5% in all classes and was significantly (p < 0.01) the lowest with 7.0 ± 1.2% in patients with the shortest diabetes duration when compared to all other categories. Diabetes Care Austria yielded representative data for diabetes therapy of type 2 diabetic patients treated by general practitioners. Diabetes treatment was successful, as proven by a mean HbA1c value of 7.2%. An insulin therapy was initialised late, but was nevertheless effective as shown by comparable HbA1c values in patients with a diabetes duration of 4 to more than 15 years.

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Diabetes Care Austria war eine Österreichweite Erhebung der Typ 2 Diabetestherapie bei niedergelassenen AllgemeinmedizinerInnen. Ende 2009 wurden 5.385 niedergelassene AllgemeinmedizinerInnen kontaktiert, von denen 101 an der Datenerhebung teilnahmen. Eine Querschnittstichprobe aus allen 9 österreichischen Bundesländern mit 1.513 Typ 2 DiabetikerInnen wurde untersucht. Neben demographischen Daten, Diabetestherapie und Qualität der Stoffwechselkontrolle wurden mikro- und makrovaskuläre Komplikationen in Abhängigkeit von der in 6 Klassen kategorisierten Diabetesdauer untersucht. Insgesamt wurden 1.513 Typ 2 Diabetiker mit einem mittleren Alter von 65,4 ± 10,7 Jahren und einer Diabetesdauer von 8,7 ± 7,3 Jahren erfasst. Metformin wurde in allen Kategorien der Diabetesdauer bei über 50 % der PatientInnen angewendet. Die Verwendung von Sulfonylharnstoffen nahm von 25 % bei einer Diabetesdauer von weniger als 3 Jahren auf über 40 % bei einer Diabetesdauer von mehr als 15 Jahren signifikant (p < 0,001) zu. Die Verschreibung von Glitazonen nahm signifikant (p = 0,02) mit der Diabetesdauer zu. DPP-4 Inhibitoren wurden bei über 5 % der Patienten (mit einem Häufigkeitsmaximum von 13 % bei einer Diabetesdauer von 4–9 Jahren, p < 0,001) eingesetzt Der mittlere HbA1c-Wert lag in allen Gruppen unter 7,5 % und war mit 7,0 ± 1,2 % in der Gruppe mit der kürzesten Diabetesdauer signifikant (p < 0,01) niedriger als in allen anderen Gruppen. Diabetes Care Austria ermöglicht repräsentative Daten bezüglich der Diabetestherapie für bei niedergelassenen AllgemeinmedizinerInnen behandelte Typ 2 DiabetikerInnen. Ein mittlerer HbA1c-Wert von 7,2 % belegt die erfolgreiche Diabetestherapie. Eine Insulintherapie wird relativ spät aber suffizient initiiert, wie vergleichbare HbA1c-Werte bei Patienten mit einer Diabetesdauer von 4 bis über 15 Jahren zeigen.

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Ludvik, B., Schernthaner, G. Diabetes Care Austria 2009: Register an allgemeinmedizinischen Ordinationen für PatientInnen mit Typ 2 Diabetes mellitus in Österreich. Wien Klin Wochenschr 124, 69–77 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-011-0120-y

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