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Table 1 Description of the total study population

From: Patterns and trends of utilization of incretin-based medicines between 2008 and 2014 in three Italian geographic areas

 

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Subjects per year, n

3 309 447

3 444 950

3 601 468

4 506 287

4 631 043

4 705 226

4 797 459

Women, %

52.5

52.6

52.6

52.7

52.7

52.7

52.7

Subjects per age band, %

 18-44

44.8

44.0

43.1

41.6

40.8

39.8

38.9

 45-64

33.0

33.0

33.2

33.3

33.3

33.3

33.3

 65-84

20.7

21.1

21.3

22.0

22.4

22.9

23.2

 85+

1.6

2.0

2.4

3.1

3.6

4.0

4.5

Antidiabetic usersa (crude), %

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.5

Antidiabetic usersa (age-sex standardized), %

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

  1. a At least one dispensing of any antidiabetic drug (ATC A10*)