Table 4 Healthcare Patterns and Events of Interest in patients with VS-HTG
Within 1 year | Within 2 years | |
|---|---|---|
Healthcare patterns (N = 2869) | ||
General practitioner visit | 2786 (97.1%) | 2822 (98.4%) |
Endocrinologist visit | 775 (27.0%) | 941 (32.8%) |
Internist visita | 1279 (44.6%) | 1628 (56.7%) |
TG test | 2218 (77.3%) | 2561 (89.3%) |
Last TG value | ||
Mean (SD) (mmol/L) | 7.66 ± 8.29 | 7.68 ± 8.35 |
Median (IQR) (mmol/L) | 4.7 (2.7–9.1) | 4.7 (2.7–9.1) |
Lowest TG value | ||
Mean (SD) (mmol/L) | 6.09 ± 6.74 | 5.30 ± 6.05 |
Median (IQR) (mmol/L) | 3.8 (2.2–7.1) | 3.3 (2.0–5.9) |
New prescriptions (restricted to ages 66+, N = 136) | ||
Statin | 35 (25.7%) | 44 (32.4%) |
Fibrate | 25 (18.4%) | 27 (19.9%) |
Niacin | 0 | 0 |
Events | Within 1 year | Within 2 years |
At least one hospital encounter for pancreatitis | 118 (4.1%) | 171 (6.0%) |
At least one hospital encounter for acute myocardial infarction | 22 (0.8%) | 39 (1.4%) |
At least one hospital encounter for Ischemic stroke | 12 (0.4%) | 24 (0.8%) |