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ArticlePloS one2020

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, without cardiovascular or renal disease.

Sheriza N Baksh, Jodi B Segal, Mara McAdams-DeMarco, Rita R Kalyani, G Caleb Alexander, Stephan Ehrhardt

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sheriza N BakshDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-8341-860X
Jodi B SegalDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
Mara McAdams-DeMarcoDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
Rita R KalyaniDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
G Caleb AlexanderDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
Stephan EhrhardtDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Developing personalized immunosuppression for older kidney transplant recipientsR01DK120518 · NIDDK · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI MCADAMS DEMARCO, MARA A. · 2019 to 2022
$2.7M
NHLBI Training Program in PharmacoepidemiologyT32HL139426 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI G. Caleb Alexander, JODI B. SEGAL · 2018 to 2026
$2.5M
ENHANCING REGULATORY SCIENCE THROUGH A UNIQUE FDA-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPU01FD004977 · FDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ALEXANDER, G. CALEB · 2014 to 2015
$1.2M
FDA HHS U01 FD004977NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL139426NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK120518
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCardiovascular safety of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors (DPP-4i) in patients without cardiovascular or renal disease, a majority of newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes often excluded from clinical trials on this association, is poorly understood. Thus, we investigate the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) associated with DPP-4i in low-risk patients with diabetes.

methodsUsing a new-user retrospective cohort derived from IBM MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters (2010-2015), we identified patients aged 35-65 with type 2 diabetes, without cardiovascular or renal disease, initiating DPP-4i, sulfonylureas, or metformin. Primary composite outcome of time to first MACE was defined as the first of any of the following: myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, coronary artery bypass graft, coronary angioplasty, heart failure, and stroke. Secondary outcomes were time to first heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and stroke. We compared outcomes for DPP-4i versus sulfonylurea and DPP-4i versus metformin using propensity score weighted Cox proportional hazards, adjusting for demographics, baseline comorbidities, concomitant medications, and cumulative exposure.

resultsOf 445,701 individuals, 236,431 (53.0%) were male, median age was 51 (interquartile range: [44, 57]), 30,267 (6.79%) initiated DPP-4i, 52,138 (11.70%) initiated sulfonylureas, and 367,908 (82.55%) initiated metformin. After adjustment, DPP-4i was associated with lower risk of MACE than sulfonylurea (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 0.87; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.78-0.98), and similar risk to metformin (aHR = 1.07; 95% CI: 0.97-1.18). Risk for acute myocardial infarction (aHR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.51-0.96), stroke (aHR = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.41-0.79), and heart failure (aHR = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.41-0.79) with DPP-4i was lower compared to sulfonylureas.

conclusionOur findings show that for this cohort of low-risk patients newly treated for type 2 diabetes, DPP-4i exhibited 13% lower risk for MACE compared to sulfonylureas and similar risk for MACE compared to metformin, suggesting DPP-4i is a low cardiovascular risk option for low-risk patients initiating antihyperglycemic treatment.

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Administrative Claims, HealthcareAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesDatabases, FactualDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansMaleMetforminMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSulfonylurea CompoundsDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsMetforminSulfonylurea Compounds

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PMCPMC7561135
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