Medicine category | Age category (years) | p Value | DM duration (years) | Total | p Value | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<40 | 40–49 | 50–59 | ≥60 | <5 | 5–10 | >10 | ||||
Anti-diabetes | 87.5 | 91.7 | 87.0 | 94.3 | 0.097 | 87.5 | 87.1 | 98.7 | 90.2 | <0.001 |
Metformin | 56.2 | 52.1 | 46.1 | 37.3 | 0.013 | 49.2 | 46.9 | 43.0 | 46.9 | 0.483 |
Sulfonylurea | 37.5 | 35.4 | 40.9 | 39.9 | 0.751 | 39.5 | 37.1 | 39.6 | 38.7 | 0.850 |
Insulin | 37.5 | 42.4 | 38.9 | 43.7 | 0.701 | 29.8 | 40.7 | 59.1 | 40.8 | 0.000 |
Other anti-diabetes | 0.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 0.088 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 0.429 |
Anti-hypertensives | 13.5 | 33.3 | 46.1 | 50.0 | 0.000 | 29.0 | 43.3 | 49.0 | 38.7 | <0.001 |
β-blockers | 9.4 | 20.8 | 31.1 | 34.2 | 0.000 | 18.1 | 29.9 | 33.6 | 25.9 | 0.001 |
Diuretics | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.257 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.879 |
ARB | 2.1 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 0.094 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 0.231 |
CCB | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.594 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.799 |
ACE inhibitors | 1.0 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.324 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.401 |
Other anti-hypertensives | 1.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 0.091 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 0.423 |
Anti-lipids (statins) | 3.1 | 11.8 | 17.1 | 19.6 | 0.000 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 0.082 |
Anti-coagulants | 2.1 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 0.034 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 0.041 |
GIT medicines | 7.3 | 16.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 0.211 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 8.1 | 13.2 | 0.070 |
Antibiotics | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.395 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.447 |
Anti-thyroids | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 0.416 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 0.682 |
Vitamins | 19.8 | 20.1 | 17.1 | 25.3 | 0.300 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 25.5 | 20.5 | 0.211 |
Other medicines | 43.8 | 66.7 | 52.8 | 61.4 | 0.002 | 58.9 | 50.0 | 63.1 | 57.0 | 0.039 |
ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; CCB, calcium channel blocker; DM, diabetes mellitus; GIT, gastro intestinal tract.