Comorbidity in an Older Population with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus: Identification of the Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization of High-Cost Patients

Comorbidity in an Older Population with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus: Identification of the Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization of High-Cost Patients

Objectives: Little is known about the specific comorbidities contributing to higher costs in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), particularly in older cases. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, type, and cost of comorbidities occurring in older T2DM patients versus older non-T2DM patient...

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Main Authors: Inmaculada Guerrero-Fernández de Alba, Valentina Orlando, Valeria M. Monetti, Sara Mucherino, Antonio Gimeno-Miguel, Olga Vaccaro, Maria João Forjaz, Beatriz Poblador Plou, Alexandra Prados-Torres, Gabriele Riccardi, Enrica Menditto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
drug utilization
diabetes cost
multimorbidity
real-world data
type-2 diabetes mellitus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.586187/full

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