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Table 2 Insulin Use Characteristics

From: Insulin use and persistence in patients with type 2 diabetes adding mealtime insulin to a basal regimen: a retrospective database analysis

 

Mean

Median

Interquartile Range

Number of claims: Mealtime

   

   3 months

1.95

2

(1, 2)

   6 months

3.11

3

(2, 4)

   12 months

5.32

4

(3, 7)

Number of claims: Basal

   

   3 months

1.93

2

(1, 3)

   6 months

3.65

3

(2, 5)

   12 months

6.95

6

(4, 10)

Number of claims: Total

   

   3 months

3.89

4

(3, 5)

   6 months

6.76

6

(4, 9)

   12 months

12.27

11

(8, 15)

Quantity per day (mL): Mealtime

   

   3 months

0.23

0.22

(0.11, 0.33)

   6 months

0.19

0.17

(0.11, 0.22)

   12 months

0.16

0.14

(0.08, 0.21)

Quantity per day (mL): Basal

   

   3 months

0.22

0.22

(0.11, 0.33)

   6 months

0.21

0.17

(0.11, 0.28)

   12 months

0.19

0.16

(0.11, 0.27)

Quantity per day (mL): Total

   

   3 months

0.45

0.44

(0.33, 0.56)

   6 months

0.39

0.33

(0.28, 0.50)

   12 months

0.35

0.33

(0.22, 0.44)

Time between mealtime refills

   

   12 months

94.5

75.5

(48, 116)

Time from index to start of 90-day gap among patients with a 90-day gap

N = 3843 (80.9% of total sample)

   12 months

67.6

25

(1, 95)

Time between start of 90-day gap and next mealtime script among patients with a mealtime script following a 90-day gap

N = 3335 (86.8% of patients with a 90-day gap)

   12 months

160.0

135

(107, 192)