Skip to main content

Table 4 Association of Income with Medical Therapy Use

From: Clinical and medication profiles stratified by household income in patients referred for diabetes care

 

Income Quintile

P-value

1 (low)

2

3

4

5 (high)

 

Therapy

Diet Only

14.1%

14.4%

16.9%

18.8%

24.4%

<0.0005

Metformin

37.3%

36.1%

37.0%

31.5%

30.0%

0.001

Sulfonylureas

29.6%

30.1%

29.3%

24.1%

22.4%

<0.0005

Glucosidase Inhibitors

2.0%

1.3%

1.8%

2.0%

1.2%

0.558

TZD

3.9%

3.5%

4.1%

4.2%

3.5%

0.886

Insulin

19.8%

18.2%

18.3%

18.6%

17.2%

0.688

Lipid Lowering Medication

11.8%

9.0%

9.3%

9.6%

11.0%

0.212

Anti-Hypertensive Medication

19.7%

21.7%

19.0%

19.7%

19.0%

0.596