Prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark. A cross-sectional register study
Diabetes mellitus is a large and growing worldwide health issue. Prior to this publication, a direct comparison of the prevalence of persons treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark has not been found. Therefore, the aim of this study is to estimate and compare the age- and gende...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e68991015610457f8c07ab18d4cf68ed 2023-05-15T15:08:19+02:00 Prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark. A cross-sectional register study Ida Meklenborg Michael Lynge Pedersen Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jørgensen 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1542930 https://doaj.org/article/e68991015610457f8c07ab18d4cf68ed EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1542930 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2018.1542930 https://doaj.org/article/e68991015610457f8c07ab18d4cf68ed International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 77, Iss 1 (2018) Diabetes mellitus prevalence Greenland inuit Denmark Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1542930 2022-12-31T09:29:35Z Diabetes mellitus is a large and growing worldwide health issue. Prior to this publication, a direct comparison of the prevalence of persons treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark has not been found. Therefore, the aim of this study is to estimate and compare the age- and gender-specific prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine comparing Greenland and Denmark. The study was performed as a cross-sectional register study using data from population and medical registers in Greenland and Denmark. A total of 784 Greenlandic and 215,580 Danish patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine were included. The prevalence of patients aged 20–79 years treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland was 2.6% (95% CI 2.4–2.8), much lower (p < 0.001) compared to Denmark with 5.2% (95% CI 5.2–5.2). The difference was less pronounced after excluding those treated with insulin and women below 45 years treated with metformin. In conclusion, this study showed a lower prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland than Denmark. The main reason may be a much higher prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes in Greenland, particularly among the middle-aged. Differences in awareness of diabetes and access to continued primary healthcare may be contributing factors. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland greenlandic International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health 77 1 1542930 |
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Diabetes mellitus is a large and growing worldwide health issue. Prior to this publication, a direct comparison of the prevalence of persons treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark has not been found. Therefore, the aim of this study is to estimate and compare the age- and gender-specific prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine comparing Greenland and Denmark. The study was performed as a cross-sectional register study using data from population and medical registers in Greenland and Denmark. A total of 784 Greenlandic and 215,580 Danish patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine were included. The prevalence of patients aged 20–79 years treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland was 2.6% (95% CI 2.4–2.8), much lower (p < 0.001) compared to Denmark with 5.2% (95% CI 5.2–5.2). The difference was less pronounced after excluding those treated with insulin and women below 45 years treated with metformin. In conclusion, this study showed a lower prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland than Denmark. The main reason may be a much higher prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes in Greenland, particularly among the middle-aged. Differences in awareness of diabetes and access to continued primary healthcare may be contributing factors. |
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Ida Meklenborg Michael Lynge Pedersen Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jørgensen |
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Ida Meklenborg Michael Lynge Pedersen Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jørgensen |
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Prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark. A cross-sectional register study |
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Prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark. A cross-sectional register study |
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Prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark. A cross-sectional register study |
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Prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark. A cross-sectional register study |
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Prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in Greenland and Denmark. A cross-sectional register study |
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prevalence of patients treated with anti-diabetic medicine in greenland and denmark. a cross-sectional register study |
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