PMID- 35082758 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220331 LR - 20220401 IS - 1664-2392 (Print) IS - 1664-2392 (Electronic) IS - 1664-2392 (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2021 TI - Trends in the Degree of Control and Treatment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Type 2 Diabetes in a Primary Care Setting in Catalonia During 2007-2018. PG - 810757 LID - 10.3389/fendo.2021.810757 [doi] LID - 810757 AB - OBJECTIVE: To assess the trends in cardiovascular risk factor control and drug therapy from 2007 to 2018 in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis using yearly clinical data and treatment obtained from the SIDIAP database. Patients aged >/=18 years with a diagnosis of T2DM seen in primary care in Catalonia, Spain. RESULTS: The number of T2DM patients increased from 299,855 in 2007 to 394,266 in 2018. We also found an increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease (from 18.4 to 24.4%, from 4.5 to 7.3%, and from 20.2 to 31.3%, respectively). The achievement of glycemic targets (HbA1c<7%) scarcely changed (54.9% to 55.9%). Major improvements were seen in blood pressure (