Clinical Characteristics, Anti-hyperglycaemic Treatment Pattern and Target Attainment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Older Population With or Without Albuminuria in China

Clinical Characteristics, Anti-hyperglycaemic Treatment Pattern and Target Attainment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Older Population With or Without Albuminuria in China: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study

This is a multi-centre, cross-sectional, non-interventional study assessing blood glucose target attainment, anti-hyperglycaemic treatment pattern and the clinical characteristics in older outpatients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in hospitals of China. This study is designed to collect information of older T2DM patients in a real life setting

Inclusion criteria

• Patient should fully know and understand the content of consent form, and the patient is willing and able to sign an informed consent form
• Outpatient with confirmed T2DM (According to the American Diabetes Association criteria 2015 [R16-1532])
• Age≥60 years

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus or secondary DM
• Patients who are participating in any other clinical study, including any questionnaire-based study, any interventional study (including diet/counselling based intervention), or any clinical study in which any medications (including Chinese herbal medications) are administered