Characteristics associated with polypharmacy in people with type 2 diabetes: the Dutch Diabetes Pearl cohort

Abstract Aim To describe the prevalence and characteristics of polypharmacy in a Dutch cohort of individuals with type 2 diabetes. Methods We included people with type 2 diabetes from the Diabetes Pearl cohort, of whom 3886 were treated in primary care and 2873 in academic care (secondary/tertiary). With multivariable multinomial logistic regression analyses stratified for line of care, we assessed which sociodemographic, lifestyle and cardiometabolic characteristics were associated with moderate (5–9 medications) and severe polypharmacy (≥10 medications) compared with no polypharmacy (0–4 med... Mehr ...