Medication adherence construct* | Level of continuity of care; no. of patients (no. [%] with adherence construct) | ||
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High | Intermediate | Low | |
Persistence with antidiabetic treatment among the 60 924 study patients | 20 305 (16 820 [82.8]) | 19 898 (15 886 [79.8]) | 20 721 (16 301 [78.7]) |
Compliance with antidiabetic treatment among the 49 007 patients who were persistent | 16 820 (13 592 [80.8]) | 15 886 (12 817 [80.7]) | 16 301 (12 837 [78.7]) |
*Measured in the second year after initiation of oral antidiabetic treatment.