Table 2 Medications used and chronic complications in the DG
From: Sarcopenia: a chronic complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Chronic complications | DG absolute frequency | DG relative frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Peripheral neuropathy | 26 | 31.32 |
Cardiovascular | 24 | 28.91 |
Retinopathy | 23 | 27.71 |
Renal | 20 | 24.09 |
Cataract | 15 | 18.07 |
Medications | ||
Anti-diabetic | ||
1 oral hypoglycemic agent | 15 | 18.07 |
2 oral hypoglycemic agents | 8 | 9.6 |
Oral hypoglycemic + Insulin | 45 | 54.21 |
Insulin only | 15 | 18.07 |
Metformin | 70 | 84.33 |
Cholesterol lowering | ||
Simvastatin | 67 | 80.72 |