Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-12-2019
Department
Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Department
Health Management and Systems Sciences
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) “remission” in non-bariatric Medicare patients 65 years and older.
Research Design and Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis of a Medicare Advantage health plan was conducted using administrative data. An individual was identified as T2DM if the individual had: ≥ 2 medical claims for T2DM coded 250.xx excluding type 1 diabetes; or ≥ 2 pharmacy claims related to T2DM; or ≥ 2 combined medical claims, pharmacy claims for T2DM in 12 months. A T2DM individual was in “remission” if they had no T2DM related claims for more than 12 months continuously. This is different from the standard American Diabetes Association (ADA) definition of remission which includes HbA1c values and hence is represented in quotation (as “remission”). 10,059 T2DM individuals were evaluated over a period of 8 years from 2008 to 2015. Cox proportional hazards was used to identify significant variables associated with T2DM “remission.”
Results: 4.97% of patients studied met the definition of T2DM “remission” in the study cohort. After adjusting for covariates this study found a number of variables associated with T2DM “remission” that were not previously reported: no statin use; low diabetes complications severity index score; no hypertension; no neuropathy; no retinopathy; race (non-white and non-African American); presence of other chronic ischemic heart disease (IHD) and females (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: T2DM “remission” in Medicare patients 65 years and older is observed in a community setting in a small proportion of non-bariatric patients.
Original Publication Information
Tangelloju S, Little BB, Esterhay RJ, Brock G and LaJoie AS (2019) Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) “Remission” in Non-bariatric Patients 65 Years and Older. Front. Public Health 7:82.
ThinkIR Citation
Tangelloju, Srikanth; Little, Bert B.; Esterhay, Robert J.; Brock, Guy; and LaJoie, A. Scott, "Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) “Remission” in Non-bariatric Patients 65 Years and Older" (2019). Faculty Scholarship. 791.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/791
DOI
10.3389/fpubh.2019.00082
ORCID
0000-0001-5838-1481
Comments
This article was originally published in Frontiers in Public Health, volume 7, article 82, in 2019.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00082