TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Care Among Individuals with Prediabetes in Primary Care
T2 - a Retrospective Cohort Study
AU - Tseng, Eva
AU - Durkin, Nowella
AU - Clark, Jeanne M.
AU - Maruthur, Nisa M.
AU - Marsteller, Jill A.
AU - Segal, Jodi B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Society of General Internal Medicine.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Background: The incidence of diabetes in the general US population (6.7 per 1000 adults in 2018) has not changed significantly since 2000, suggesting that individuals with prediabetes are not connecting to evidence-based interventions. Objective: We sought to describe the clinical care of individuals with prediabetes, determine patient factors associated with this care, and evaluate risk for diabetes development. Design: Retrospective cohort study using linked claims and electronic health record data. Participants: We created a cohort of adults with prediabetes based on laboratory measures. We excluded patients with a prior history of diabetes, pregnancy in prior 6 months, or recent steroid use. Main Measures: We measured ordering and completion of clinical services targeting prediabetes management and diabetes incidence within 12 months following cohort entry. We tested the strength of the association between individuals’ characteristics and outcomes of interest using bivariate and multiple logistic regression. Results: Our cohort included 3888 patients with a laboratory diagnosis of prediabetes (incident or prevalent prediabetes). Within 12 months, 63.4% had repeat glycemic testing, yet only 10.4% had coded diagnoses of prediabetes, 1.0% were referred for nutrition services, and 5.4% were prescribed metformin. Most patients completed labs and nutrition visits when referred and filled metformin when prescribed. Individuals with a higher glycemic level or BMI were more likely to receive prediabetes clinical care. Six percent of individuals developed diabetes within 12 months of cohort entry and had higher glycemic levels and BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. In the adjusted model, Black individuals had 1.4 times higher odds of developing diabetes than White individuals. Conclusions: Rates of prediabetes clinical care activities are low and have not improved. Strategies are urgently needed to improve prediabetes care delivery thereby preventing or delaying incident diabetes.
AB - Background: The incidence of diabetes in the general US population (6.7 per 1000 adults in 2018) has not changed significantly since 2000, suggesting that individuals with prediabetes are not connecting to evidence-based interventions. Objective: We sought to describe the clinical care of individuals with prediabetes, determine patient factors associated with this care, and evaluate risk for diabetes development. Design: Retrospective cohort study using linked claims and electronic health record data. Participants: We created a cohort of adults with prediabetes based on laboratory measures. We excluded patients with a prior history of diabetes, pregnancy in prior 6 months, or recent steroid use. Main Measures: We measured ordering and completion of clinical services targeting prediabetes management and diabetes incidence within 12 months following cohort entry. We tested the strength of the association between individuals’ characteristics and outcomes of interest using bivariate and multiple logistic regression. Results: Our cohort included 3888 patients with a laboratory diagnosis of prediabetes (incident or prevalent prediabetes). Within 12 months, 63.4% had repeat glycemic testing, yet only 10.4% had coded diagnoses of prediabetes, 1.0% were referred for nutrition services, and 5.4% were prescribed metformin. Most patients completed labs and nutrition visits when referred and filled metformin when prescribed. Individuals with a higher glycemic level or BMI were more likely to receive prediabetes clinical care. Six percent of individuals developed diabetes within 12 months of cohort entry and had higher glycemic levels and BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. In the adjusted model, Black individuals had 1.4 times higher odds of developing diabetes than White individuals. Conclusions: Rates of prediabetes clinical care activities are low and have not improved. Strategies are urgently needed to improve prediabetes care delivery thereby preventing or delaying incident diabetes.
KW - claims data
KW - diabetes
KW - diabetes prevention
KW - electronic health record data
KW - prediabetes
KW - primary care
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U2 - 10.1007/s11606-022-07412-9
DO - 10.1007/s11606-022-07412-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 35237886
AN - SCOPUS:85125524010
SN - 0884-8734
VL - 37
SP - 4112
EP - 4119
JO - Journal of general internal medicine
JF - Journal of general internal medicine
IS - 16
ER -