Rationale, design and baseline patient characteristics of the optimal type 2 diabetes management including benchmarking and standard treatment study in Greece

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World J Diabetes. Feb 15, 2014; 5(1): 76-83
Published online Feb 15, 2014. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i1.76

Table 4 Treatment of the study population in Greece

Treatment	n (%)
Antidiabetic	740 (92.9)
Insulin	145 (19.6)
Biguanide (metformin)	519 (70.1)
Sulfonylurea	343 (46.4)
Glitazone	142 (19.2)
Others	104 (14.1)
Lipid-lowering	553 (69.4)
Statin	517 (93.5)
Ezetimibe	53 (9.6)
Fibrate	17 (3.1)
Others	43 (7.8)
Antihypertensive	591 (96.1¹)
ARBs	330 (55.8)
ACEi	202 (34.2)
CCBs	242 (40.9)
Beta-blockers	179 (30.3)
Alpha-blockers	13 (2.2)
Diuretics	220 (37.2)
Others	19 (3.2)
Anti-obesity	40 (5.0)
Aspirin	298 (37.4)

¹The percentage value refers to patients with hypertension. ARBs: Angiotensin receptor blockers; ACEi: Angiotensin converting enzyme Inhibitors; CCBs: Calcium channel blockers.

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Citation: Kostapanos MS, Tsimihodimos V, Elisaf MS, Tzouvelekis E, Nikas N. Rationale, design and baseline patient characteristics of the optimal type 2 diabetes management including benchmarking and standard treatment study in Greece. World J Diabetes 2014; 5(1): 76-83
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v5.i1.76

Kostapanos MS, Tsimihodimos V, Elisaf MS, Tzouvelekis E, Nikas N. Rationale, design and baseline patient characteristics of the optimal type 2 diabetes management including benchmarking and standard treatment study in Greece. World J Diabetes 2014; 5(1): 76-83 [PMID: 24567804 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i1.76]

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