Utilization of statins and LDL-cholesterol target attainment in Turkish patients with type 2 diabetes - a nationwide cross-sectional study (TEMD dyslipidemia study).

Fahri BayramAlper SonmezCem HaymanaTevfik SabuncuOguzhan Sitki DizdarEren GurkanAyse Kargili CarliogluKemal AgbahtDidem OzdemirIbrahim DemirciCem BarcinSerpil SalmanTamer TetikerMustafa Kemal BalciNur KebapciCanan ErsoyVolkan YumukPeter P TothIlhan Satmannull null

Published in: Lipids in health and disease (2020)

Less than 50 % of patients with T2DM who need statins were under treatment, and only a quarter of them attained their LDL-C targets. There exists a significant gap between the guideline recommendations and the real-world evidence in the treatment of dyslipidemia in T2DM.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
low density lipoprotein
type diabetes
adipose tissue
combination therapy
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss