Five-year trend in secondary prevention medication prescription and risk factor control among patients with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases in Perak health clinics.
Jazlan Jamaluddin, Mohd Azzahi Mohamed-Kamel, Nor Shazatul Salwana Din, Mohamad Zikri Mohamad-Isa
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Abstract
Introduction: Prescription of secondary prevention medications (SPMs) and effective control of cardiovascular risk factors (RFs) are crucial to reduce the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events, particularly in high-risk individuals including those with diabetes mellitus (DM). This study aimed to analyse the trends in SPM prescription and identify the factors associated with RF control among patients with DM and cardiovascular diseases in Perak health clinics.
Methods: Data of patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular diseases (CeVDs) audited from 2018 to 2022, excluding those lost to follow-up, were extracted from the National Diabetes Registry. Descriptive and trend analyses were conducted. Multivariable logistic regression was utilised to identify the factors associated with RF control.
Results: Most patients (76.7%) were aged ≥60 years and were Malays (62.3%). The majority had IHD (60.8%) and CeVDs (54.7%) for ≥5 years. SPM prescription increased significantly over the past 5 years. However, blood pressure (BP) and lipid control remained static. Good BP control was associated with a DM duration of ≥10 years and poor control with Malay ethnicity and prescription of two or three antihypertensives. Good DM control was associated with an age of ≥60 years and age at DM diagnosis of ≥60 years and poor control with Malay and Indian ethnicities, DM duration of ≥10 years and prescription of two or three and more glucose-lowering drugs. Poor lipid control was associated only with Malay and Indian ethnicities.
Conclusion: SPM prescription has increased over time, but the achievement of treatment targets, particularly for lipid control, has remained poor and unchanged. Statin use is not associated with lipid control. The accessibility and availability of alternative lipid-lowering drugs must be improved to enhance overall RF control, especially lipid control, in patients with DM and cardiovascular diseases.
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The Malaysian Family Physician is the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia. It is published three times a year. Circulation: The journal is distributed free of charge to all members of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia. Complimentary copies are also sent to other organizations that are members of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA).
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