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ArticleActa endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)

PATIENTS TREATED WITH INSULIN AND SULPHONYLUREA ARE AT INCREASED MORTALITY RISK AS COMPARED WITH THOSE TREATED WITH INSULIN PLUS METFORMIN.

S Ioacara, C Guja, O Georgescu, S Martin, A Sirbu, M Purcaru, S Fica

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Article in Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

S Ioacara"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
C Guja"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
O Georgescu"Elias" University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
S Martin"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
A Sirbu"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
M Purcaru"Elias" University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
S Fica"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo investigate the effect of sulphonylurea (SU) treatment on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality as compared with metformin (MET), when used in combination with insulin (INS) in type 2 diabetes.

methodsAll type 2 diabetes patients aged ≥40 years were included at their first prescription of INS+MET or INS+SU, during 2001-2008. They were considered at risk until death or December 31

resultsThere were 7122 patients (60.8% women) included in the analysis, with a mean age at baseline of 62.0±9.9 years. During the 11 years of study, patients on INS+MET contributed 13620 person-years and 330 deaths (mortality rate 24, CI95% 22-27), while those on INS+SU contributed 8720 person-years and 393 deaths (mortality rate 45, CI95% 41-50). Adjusted all-cause mortality RR were: SU 1.6 (CI95% 1.21-2.11, p<0.001), glimepiride 1.18 (CI95% 0.73-1.91, p=0.51), gliclazide 1.78 (CI95% 1.07-2.95, p=0.024), glibenclamide 1.66 (CI95% 0.71-3.88, p=0.23), glipizide 1.24 (CI95% 0.68-2.27, p=0.49), and gliquidonum 2.32 (CI95% 1.54-3.50, p=0.001).

conclusionsWhen combined with insulin as dual therapy, patients treated with SU were at increased mortality risk as compared with insulin + MET.

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PMID31149195
PMCPMC6516581
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