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Cardiovascular events associated with second‐line anti‐diabetes treatments: analysis of real‐world Korean data
Author(s) -
Ha K. H.,
Kim B.,
Choi H.,
Kim D. J.,
Kim H. C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/dme.13384
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , metformin , type 2 diabetes , stroke (engine) , confounding , demography , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering
Aim To compare the risks of cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) and all‐cause mortality associated with sulfonylurea ( SU ), dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitor ( DPP 4i) and thiazolidinedione ( TZD ) as add‐on medications to metformin ( MET ) therapy in people with Type 2 diabetes. Methods We identified 40 263 individuals who used SU ( n = 11 582), DPP 4i ( n = 26 623) or TZD ( n = 2058) in addition to MET between January 2013 and June 2015 from the database of the Korean National Health Insurance, the single‐payer healthcare system in South Korea. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios for major CVD event (coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke or transient ischaemic attack) development and all‐cause mortality by second‐line anti‐diabetes medication type. Age, sex, duration of MET monotherapy, calendar year and comorbid conditions were adjusted as potential confounders. Results The observed numbers of CVD events (total observed person‐time) were 485 (18 778 person‐years) for MET + SU , 744 (40 374 person‐years) for MET + DPP 4i and 60 (3014 person‐years) for MET + TZD users. Compared with MET + SU users, the fully adjusted hazard ratios for CVD events were 0.79 [95% confidence interval ( CI ): 0.71–0.89] for MET + DPP 4i users and 0.85 (95% CI : 0.65–1.11) for MET + TZD users. The corresponding hazard ratios for all‐cause mortality were 0.84 (95% CI : 0.66–1.07) for MET + DPP 4i users and 0.67 (95% CI : 0.35–1.28) for MET + TZD users. Conclusion Analysis of Korea National Health Insurance database showed that MET + DPP 4i treatment for diabetes had a lower CVD risk than MET + SU treatment.