TABLE 4.

Prevalence of Medication Use Among Adults Age 20–64 Years With Diabetes, by Health Insurance Status, U.S., 2017–March 2020

TYPE OF MEDICATIONPERCENT (STANDARD ERROR)
Health InsuranceNo Health Insurance
Glucose-lowering
Insulin only12.7 (1.5)2.5 (1.5)
Oral medication only53.7 (3.2)54.4 (5.0)
Both insulin and oral17.7 (2.8)11.7 (4.5)
None15.9 (2.4)31.4 (5.5)
Antihypertensive 57.5 (3.1)35.6 (5.0)
Antilipidemic 53.2 (3.1)28.8 (5.8)

Medication use data and diabetes status are self-reported.

SOURCE: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2017–March 2020

From: Health Insurance and Diabetes

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