Background and aims
People with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) face higher cardiovascular risk, making lipid control essential. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) updated its clinical practice guidelines in 2023, introducing the SCORE2-Diabetes risk calculator. This study evaluates lipid control, lipid-lowering therapy, and CV risk reclassification in full compliance with the 2021 and 2023 ESC clinical practice guidelines.
Methods and results
We analyzed T2DM patients (40–69 years) treated at our hospital Endocrinology-Diabetes outpatient clinic from January through October 2023. Hospital records and the Portuguese National Health System database were used to assess CV risk, LDL-c target achievement, risk classification changes, and lipid-lowering therapy, including statin potency. The study included a total of 214 individuals (mean age, 58.5 years; 61.2% men). Under the 2021 ESC clinical practice guidelines, a total of 38.3% patients were categorized as very high risk, 51.9% as high risk, and 9.8% as moderate risk, with LDL-c targets met in 22.0%, 29.7%, and 47.6%, respectively. Under the 2023 clinical practice guidelines, 43.0% were very high risk; 25.7%, high risk; 24.8%, moderate risk; and 6.5%, low risk, with LDL-c targets met in 21.7%, 29.1%, 54.7%, and 71.4%, respectively. Risk classification changed for 32.7% of patients. Regarding treatment, 23.83% were not on lipid-lowering therapy, while 26.17% used high-intensity statins.
Conclusion
Lipid control in T2DM remains suboptimal, especially in high-risk patients. While improvements are being made, tools such as the SCORE2-Diabetes may improve individualized treatment and reduce cardiovascular events.
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