Table 2 Prescribing pattern of statins and other medications among patients with T2D in Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Subcategories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Antidiabetic agents | OGLD alone | 173 | 53.9 |
Insulin alone | 57 | 17.8 | |
OGLD + insulin | 91 | 28.3 | |
Antihypertensive agents | ACE inhibitors | 157 | 47.4 |
Beta-blockers | 128 | 39.6 | |
Calcium channel blockers | 39 | 12.1 | |
Diuretics | 69 | 21.5 | |
Antiplatelets | Aspirin | 35 | 10.8 |
Clopidogrel | 5 | 1.5 | |
Lipid lowering agents | Statins | 180 | 55.7 |
Prescribed type of statins | Simvastatin | 67 | 37.2 |
Atorvastatin | 59 | 32.8 | |
Rosuvastatin | 28 | 15.6 | |
Lovastatin | 26 | 14.4 | |
Statins in various dose-intensity | Low intensity | 50 | 27.8 |
Moderate intensity | 83 | 46.1 | |
High intensity | 47 | 26.1 | |
Source of medication (n, %) | For free | 188 | 58.2 |