Characteristics, Treatment, and Economic Burden of Patients With CVD,CKD or at High Cardiovascular Risk

The study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, treatment, and economic burden of disease of Chinese diabetic/non-diabetic patients with/without established cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, or at high cardiovascular risk, including: 1. estimate the proportion of Chinese diabetic/non-diabetic patients with established cardiovascular disease, CKD, or at high cardiovascular risk including hypertension and hyperlipidaemia; 2. describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of Chinese diabetic/non-diabetic patients with/without established cardiovascular disease, CKD, or at high cardiovascular risk; 3. investigate the treatment patterns of Chinese diabetic/non-diabetic patients with/without established cardiovascular disease, CKD, or at high cardiovascular risk; 4. examine economic burden of disease of Chinese diabetic/non-diabetic patients with/without established cardiovascular disease, CKD, or at high cardiovascular risk; 5. explore the trends of clinical characteristics, treatment pattern, economic burden of inpatients over time (2008, 2013, and 2018 separately);