Effects of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes in women versus men.

Rådholm K., Zhou Z., Clemens K., Neal B., Woodward M.

Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors prevent cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetes. We aimed to study whether they have similar effects in women and men by summarizing the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors compared to placebo on vascular and safety outcomes stratified by sex. We included patients with type 2 diabetes enrolled in the EMPA-REG OUTCOME, CANVAS Program, DECLARE TIMI-58 and CREDENCE trials. There were no differences in the risk ratios between men and women, SGLT2 versus control (placebo), for vascular efficacy outcomes or death (all P for interaction ≥.12), with clear protection shown against major adverse cardiovascular events, heart failure, vascular death and total mortality. SGLT2 inhibitor treatment was also associated with similar relative risks in women and men for the safety outcomes of amputation, fracture, genital infection and urinary tract infection (all P for interaction ≥.17). SGLT2 inhibition provided similar protection against vascular risks and death, and similar risks of serious adverse events, for women and men.

DOI

10.1111/dom.13876

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2020-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

22

Pages

263 - 266

Total pages

3

Keywords

SGLT2 inhibitor, canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, meta-analysis, type 2 diabetes, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Databases, Factual, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Odds Ratio, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Sex Characteristics, Sex Factors, Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors, Treatment Outcome

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