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Trial reportNutrition & diabetes2019

Effect of dapagliflozin on obstructive sleep apnea in patients with type 2 diabetes: a preliminary study.

Yi Tang, Qin Sun, Xiao-Yan Bai, Yun-Fan Zhou, Qiong-Lan Zhou, Min Zhang

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Trial report in Nutrition & diabetes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yi TangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu, 611130, Chengdu, P.R. China.
Qin SunCenter of Diabetes Mellitus, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, 610072, Chengdu, P. R. China. sunqin1947@163.com.
Xiao-Yan BaiDepartment of Respiratory, The Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu, 611130, Chengdu, P.R. China.
Yun-Fan ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, 610000, Chengdu, P.R. China.
Qiong-Lan ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Yilong County, 637676, Yilong, P.R. China.
Min ZhangCenter of Diabetes Mellitus, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, 610072, Chengdu, P. R. China. zhangmcd@163.com.
Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital · CNSichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital · CNChengdu Third People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this case-control study was to assess the efficacy of dapagliflozin combined with metformin for type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).

methodsA total of 36 patients with newly-diagnosed T2DM and OSAHS were randomized divided into two groups. Eighteen OSAHS patients with T2DM, who were treated with dapagliflozin and metformin, were assigned as the dapagliflozin group. These patients were given dapagliflozin and metformin for 24 weeks between February 2017 and February 2018. Another 18 OSAHS patients with T2DM, who were treated with glimepiride and metformin for 24 weeks, were assigned as the control group. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level, postprandial blood glucose (PPG), hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), fasting insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), blood lipids, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), minimum oxygen saturation (LSpO

resultsIn the dapagliflozin group, triglyceride (TG), systolic pressure (SBP) and diastolic pressure (DBP) significantly decreased following treatment, while high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) significantly increased (P < 0.05). Furthermore, a reduction in AHI, an increase in LSpO

conclusionThese present results indicate that dapagliflozin can significantly reduce glucose, BMI, blood pressure and AHI, and improve hypoxemia during sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness, which thereby has potential as an effective treatment approach for OSAHS.

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AgedBenzhydryl CompoundsBlood GlucoseBlood PressureCase-Control StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGlucosidesHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMetforminMiddle AgedSleepSleep Apnea, ObstructiveBenzhydryl CompoundsBlood GlucosedapagliflozinGlucosidesHypoglycemic AgentsMetformin

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PMCPMC6828696
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