title: Current status of prescription in type 2 diabetic patients from general hospitals in busan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Data regarding the prescription status of individuals with diabetes are limited. This study was an analysis of participants from the relationship between cardiovascular disease and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in patients with type 2 diabetes (REBOUND) Study, which was a prospective multicenter cohort study recruited from eight general hospitals in Busan, Korea. We performed this study to investigate the current status of prescription in Korean type 2 diabetic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Type 2 diabetic patients aged 30 years or more were recruited and data were collected for demographics, medical history, medications, blood pressure, and laboratory tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three thousands and fifty-eight type 2 diabetic patients were recruited. Mean age, duration of diabetes, and HbA1c were 59 years, 7.6 years, and 7.2%, respectively. Prevalence of hypertension was 66%. Overall, 7.3% of patients were treated with diet and exercise only, 68.2% with oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) only, 5.3% with insulin only, and 19.2% with both insulin and OHA. The percentage of patients using antihypertensive, antidyslipidemic, antiplatelet agents was similar as about 60%. The prevalence of statins and aspirin users was 52% and 32%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our study, two thirds of type 2 diabetic patients were treated with OHA only, and one fifth with insulin plus OHA, and 5% with insulin only. More than half of the patients were using each of antihypertensive, antidyslipidemic, or antiplatelet agents. About a half of the patients were treated with statins and one third were treated with aspirin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Woori Medical Clinic, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Suk
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Won
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Bong Seng Memorial Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Pyo
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsin Christian Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Cheol
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Moonhwa Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Hyeob
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Daedong Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Jae
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ja Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Bong Seng Memorial Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Hye
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Soo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Bo Hyun
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: In Joo
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Drug therapy; Hospitals, general