title: [Drug prescriptions and demographic indicators in a diabetic population in Argentina].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse prescription patterns for antihyperglycemic drugs and co-medication in a group of diabetic patients regarding demographic variables.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational, cross-sectional study performed from the prescriptions of diabetic patients who attended a public health service in Argentina during 2008-2009. The programme Epidat 3.1 was used for statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We included 813 patients, among which 455 (56%) were women. There was a greater prevalence of women under 40 years old (OR: 1.64; 95% CI: 1.05-2.56). Sixty-six point seven percent (n=542) of the population used at least one drug acting on the cardiovascular system, finding a positive statistical association between frequency of use and age (P<.00001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found that there was a higher prevalence of women than men with early onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. There were no differences between the sexes regarding frequency of use of drugs for the cardiovascular system.
authors: Área Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors: N B
authors: NB
authors: Quaglia
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Nuñez
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Marzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents