Background: We aimed to examine trends in diabetes control in Hong Kong between 2000 and 2019.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from 360,202 people aged 20 years or older with type 2 diabetes who underwent a territory-wide Risk Assessment and Management Programme-Diabetes Mellitus (RAMP-DM) in primary and secondary settings in Hong Kong between 2000 and 2019. We examined trends in proportion of people with type 2 diabetes achieving target of glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] <7.0%), blood-pressure control (systolic/diastolic blood pressures [SBP/DBP] <140/90 mm Hg), and lipid control (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C] <130 mg/dl).

Results: The proportion of people with type 2 diabetes who achieved HbA1c <7.0% increased from 40.3% (95% CI: 35.6%, 50.0%) in 2000 to 55.2% (54.4%, 56.0%) in 2014 and then leveled off thereafter. After improvements in blood-pressure control from 2000 to 2014, the proportion of people in whom blood pressure was achieved to below 140/90 mm Hg declined from 71.0% (70.4%, 71.6%) in 2014 to 63.5% (62.8%, 64.2%) in 2019. From 2000 to 2019, the proportion of people with LDL-C <130 mg/dl continued to increase from 32.6% (27.6%, 37.6%) to 59.9% (59.2%, 60.6%). The proportion of people in whom all three targets were simultaneously achieved increased from 9.5% (3.8%, 15.3%) in 2000 to 23.1% (22.1%, 24.1%) in 2014 and plateaued from 2014 to 2019. Conclusions: After major improvements from 2000 to 2014, glycemic control stalled and blood-pressure control declined in people with type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong, while there was a continued encouraging trend in lipid control.

Disclosure

H.Wu: None. A.Luk: Research Support; Novo Nordisk, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bayer Inc., Speaker's Bureau; Eli Lilly and Company. E.S.H.Lau: None. A.Yang: None. X.Zhang: None. B.Fan: None. R.C.Ma: Advisory Panel; AstraZeneca, Merck & Co., Inc., Other Relationship; Bayer Inc., Boehringer-Ingelheim, Research Support; Tricida, Inc., Roche Diagnostics, Novo Nordisk. A.P.Kong: Advisory Panel; Abbott, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Speaker's Bureau; Abbott, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Bayer Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Inc. E.Chow: Research Support; Medtronic, Merck KGaA, Speaker's Bureau; Novartis, Bayer Inc., Sanofi. J.C.Chan: Board Member; Asia Diabetes Foundation, Consultant; Bayer Inc., Celltrion, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly Alliance, Sanofi, Research Support; AstraZeneca, Servier Laboratories, Viatris Inc., Hua Medicine, Merck KGaA, Applied Therapeutics Inc., Lee Powder, Pfizer Inc., Speaker's Bureau; Novartis, Stock/Shareholder; GemVCare Ltd.

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