SGLT2 inhibitors × cardiovascular events

SynthesisJournal of the American Heart Association2021

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors, All-Cause Mortality, and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.

Ayodele Odutayo et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

What the trial testedas reported · 2021

Range includes no effect

No clear effect on deaths

−14%−31% to +5%

Bigger than 4 in 10 for all-cause mortality

As reported

RR 0.86, 95% CI 0.69–1.05 · the paper's word: All-cause mortality

Range includes no effect

No clear effect on deaths

−14%−28% to +1%

Bigger than 4 in 10 for all-cause mortality

As reported

RR 0.86, 95% CI 0.72–1.01 · the paper's word: All-cause mortality

Range includes no effect

No clear effect on cardiovascular events

−22%−39% to +0%

Bigger than 5 in 10 for cardiovascular events

As reported

RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.61–1.00

Range includes no effect

No clear effect on cardiovascular events

−17%−37% to +5%

Bigger than 4 in 10 for cardiovascular events

As reported

RR 0.83, 95% CI 0.63–1.05

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[CrI], 0.63-0.97; canagliflozin: RR, 0.86; 95% CrI, 0.69-1.05; dapagliflozin: RR, 0.86; 95% CrI, 0.72-1.01) and cardiovascular mortality (empagliflozin: RR, 0.78; 95% CrI, 0.61-1.00; canagliflozin: RR, 0.83; 95% CrI, 0.63-1.05; dapagliflozin: RR, 0.88; 95% CrI, 0.71-1.08), with a

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
All-cause mortality
RR 0.860.69–1.05
All-cause mortality
RR 0.860.72–1.01
Cardiovascular events
RR 0.780.61–1.00
Cardiovascular events
RR 0.830.63–1.05
Cardiovascular events
RR 0.880.71–1.08
SGLT2 inhibitorsCardiovascular eventsAll-cause mortality

SGLT2 inhibitors × cardiovascular eventshelps?mixed

unlikelylikely
0.50not counted

SGLT2 inhibitors × all-cause mortalityhelps?mixed

unlikelylikely
0.50not counted
← favours comparatorfavours treatment →
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