TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and predictors of Lipid and Glucose monitoring in commercially insured patients treated with second-generation antipsychotic agents
AU - Haupt, Dan W.
AU - Rosenblatt, Lisa C.
AU - Kim, Edward
AU - Baker, Ross A.
AU - Whitehead, Richard
AU - Newcomer, John W.
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - Objective: The authors sought to quantify plasma lipid and glucose testing rates in patients receiving second-generation antipsychotics before and after guidelines recommending testing were issued in February 2004 by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Method: In this retrospective cohort analysis using data from a large managed care database (PharMetrics, 2000-2006), patients under age 65 on second-generation antipsychotics were identified and followed from 40 days before to 130 days after the antipsychotic prescription was written. Baseline and 12-week (±40 days) lipid and glucose testing rates were deter-mined for pre- and postguideline cohorts. Logistic regression analyses determined predictors of baseline and 12-week lipid and glucose testing while controlling for covariates. Results: A total of 5,787 preguideline patients and 17,832 postguideline patients were identified. Baseline lipid testing rates were 8.4% for the preguideline cohort and 10.5% for the postguideline cohort, and the 12-week testing rates were 6.8% and 9.0%, respectively. Baseline glucose testing rates were 17.3% for the preguideline cohort and 21.8% for the postguideline cohort, and the 12-week testing rates were 14.1% and 17.9%, respectively. All four comparisons were statistically significant. Baseline and 12-week testing rates for lipids and glucose in children were the lowest of all age groups. Conclusions: Despite statistically significant improvements after the ADA guidelines were issued, monitoring for plasma lipids and glucose in this population remains low. Clinicians and administrators responsible for the health of at-risk populations should implement new approaches for effective monitoring of major modifiable risk factors for medical morbidity and mortality in patients taking second-generation antipsychotics.
AB - Objective: The authors sought to quantify plasma lipid and glucose testing rates in patients receiving second-generation antipsychotics before and after guidelines recommending testing were issued in February 2004 by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Method: In this retrospective cohort analysis using data from a large managed care database (PharMetrics, 2000-2006), patients under age 65 on second-generation antipsychotics were identified and followed from 40 days before to 130 days after the antipsychotic prescription was written. Baseline and 12-week (±40 days) lipid and glucose testing rates were deter-mined for pre- and postguideline cohorts. Logistic regression analyses determined predictors of baseline and 12-week lipid and glucose testing while controlling for covariates. Results: A total of 5,787 preguideline patients and 17,832 postguideline patients were identified. Baseline lipid testing rates were 8.4% for the preguideline cohort and 10.5% for the postguideline cohort, and the 12-week testing rates were 6.8% and 9.0%, respectively. Baseline glucose testing rates were 17.3% for the preguideline cohort and 21.8% for the postguideline cohort, and the 12-week testing rates were 14.1% and 17.9%, respectively. All four comparisons were statistically significant. Baseline and 12-week testing rates for lipids and glucose in children were the lowest of all age groups. Conclusions: Despite statistically significant improvements after the ADA guidelines were issued, monitoring for plasma lipids and glucose in this population remains low. Clinicians and administrators responsible for the health of at-risk populations should implement new approaches for effective monitoring of major modifiable risk factors for medical morbidity and mortality in patients taking second-generation antipsychotics.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08030383
DO - 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08030383
M3 - Article
C2 - 19147694
AN - SCOPUS:62949144645
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 166
SP - 345
EP - 353
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -