Table 3 Main themes regarding antidiabetic medicines covered in the UK and US newspapers
Main theme | UK (n = 369) | US (n = 191) | p value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | % | Frequency | % | ||
Safety/risk | 101 | 27.4 | 93 | 48.7 | < 0.001 |
Effectiveness (%) | 145 | 39.3 | 27 | 14.1 | < 0.001 |
Economic aspects | 49 | 13.3 | 23 | 12.0 | 0.678 |
Legal/regulatory issues | 25 | 6.8 | 29 | 15.2 | 0.001 |
Drug administration-delivery | 24 | 6.5 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.049 |
Other | 12 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.7 | 0.798 |
Knowledge | 6 | 1.6 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.423 |
Medication adherence | 7 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.448 |