Evidence mapPaperPMID 32733045Full record

SynthesisScientific reports2020

Metabolic effects of antihyperglycemic agents and mortality: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Dimitris Varvaki Rados, Camila Viecceli, Lana Catani Pinto, Fernando Gerchman, Cristiane Bauermann Leitão, Jorge Luiz Gross

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dimitris Varvaki RadosPost-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2300, 2º floor, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-903, Brazil. dvarvaki@gmail.com.
Camila ViecceliPost-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2300, 2º floor, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-903, Brazil.
Lana Catani PintoPost-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2300, 2º floor, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-903, Brazil.
Fernando GerchmanPost-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2300, 2º floor, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-903, Brazil.
Cristiane Bauermann LeitãoPost-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2300, 2º floor, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-903, Brazil.
Jorge Luiz GrossPost-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2300, 2º floor, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-903, Brazil.
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of antihyperglycemic medications on cardiovascular events and mortality are heterogeneous and their effects on intermediate factors might explain these differences. This systematic review explores the relationship between metabolic factors, mechanism of action, and mortality effects of antihyperglycemic medications in type 2 diabetes. Randomized trials assessing the effects of antihyperglycemic medications on all-cause or cardiovascular mortality in type 2 diabetes were included. Myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure were secondary outcomes. The effects of medications on HbA1c, severe hypoglycemia (SH), body weight, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and mechanism of action were evaluated. Meta-analyses and meta-regressions were performed grouping studies according to the above-cited factors. All-cause mortality was lower for medications that reduced HbA1c, SH, body weight, and SBP. Decreased cardiovascular mortality was associated with lower HbA1c, SH, SBP. Myocardial infarction and stroke were also associated with favorable metabolic profile. These findings were not confirmed in meta-regression models. Medications associated with lower SH, body weight and SBP had a lower risk of heart failure. In conclusion, medications with better metabolic profile were associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. These findings are based on indirect comparisons and must be applied cautiously.

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Body WeightCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRiskSystoleGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic Agents

Identifiers

PMID32733045
PMCPMC7393357
OpenAlexW3045970853

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