13-LB: Treatment Patterns of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease in Colombia

Abstract

Aim: Describe treatment patterns of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in outpatient setting from Colombia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study characterizing treatment patterns of T2DM and CKD using the Audifarma S.A. drug dispensing database and included all patients with both diagnoses using ICD-10 codes and at least one disease-related prescription from April 1st 2019 to March 31st 2020. Sociodemographic variables, comorbidities, treatment received and combinations were evaluated. Drugs were classified as those for management of T2DM (oral antidiabetic agents, insulins, SGLT2i, GLP-1 analogs (GLP1a), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4i)), and others including renin angiotensin aldosterone system blockers (angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors-ACEI, angiotensin receptor antagonists-ARBs) and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs). A descriptive analysis with frequencies and proportions, means and standard deviation was carried out. Results: Of a total of 194,023 patients with a primary diagnosis of T2DM, it was possible to identify that 14,722 (7.5%) had concomitant CKD, during the observation period. A total of 7513 (51%) were men, and the mean age was 74.7±10.9 years. The main comorbidities were hypertension (n=10665; 72.4%) and hypothyroidism (n=1138; 7.7%). The most used drugs were metformin (n=9901; 67.3%) alone or associated with some other antidiabetic, followed by 52.2% used DPP4i (n=7691), 17.0% an SGLT2i (n=2500), and 5.2% GLP-1a (n=766). Additionally, 67.2% (n=9895) of patients were under treatment with ARBs, 15.8% (n=2325) with ACEIs and 10.9% (n=1598) with MRAs. Conclusions: This contemporary study from Colombia further highlights the complexity and heterogeneity of treating patients with T2DM and CKD, which could be improved if the beneficial properties of newer agents that have shown positive anti-hyperglycemic and renal outcomes were implemented in the local treatment strategy. Disclosure M. Machado: Research Support; Bayer Inc., Pfizer Inc. A. Gaviria-mendoza: Employee; Audifarma S. A, Research Support; Bayer Inc., Pfizer Inc. J. S. Franco: Employee; Bayer Inc. M. D. R. Forero: Employee; Bayer Inc. D. Vizcaya: Employee; Bayer Inc. L. F. Valladales restrepo: Research Support; Bayer Inc., Pfizer Inc. J. E. Machado-alba: None. Funding Bayer AG