Evidence mapPaperPMID 38734755Full record

Trial reportScientific reports2024

Dapagliflozin added to metformin reduces perirenal fat layer in type 2 diabetic patients with obesity.

Guillem Cuatrecasas, Francisco De Cabo, M José Coves, Ioana Patrascioiu, Gerardo Aguilar, Gabriel Cuatrecasas, Sonia March, Marta Calbo, Olga Rossell, Mariona Balfegó and 4 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase IV
In one paragraph

Trial report in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Perirenal Fat in Disease Progression: From Inflammatory Mediator to Therapeutic Target.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2025
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  10. Ultrasound evaluation of epicardial fat andFrontiers in endocrinology · 2025
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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

14 authors.

Guillem CuatrecasasCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain. gcuatrecasas@cpen.cat.
Francisco De CaboUltrasound Department, Institut Guirado for Radiology, Barcelona, Spain.
M José CovesCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Ioana PatrascioiuCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Gerardo AguilarCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Gabriel CuatrecasasCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Sonia MarchCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta CalboCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Olga RossellCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Mariona BalfegóCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Camila BenitoCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Silvana Di GregorioCP Endocrinologia SLP, 08037, Barcelona, Spain.
Pilar Garcia LordaFacultat Ciencies Salut, Open University Catalonia (UOC), Barcelona, Spain.
Elena MuñozFacultat Ciencies Salut, Open University Catalonia (UOC), Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

AstraZeneca ESR-17-12784
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sodium-glucose co-transporters type 2 inhibitors (SLGT2i) are highly effective in controlling type 2 diabetes, but reported beneficial cardiovascular effects suggest broader actions on insulin resistance. Weight loss may be initially explained by glycosuria-induced net caloric output and secondary volumetric reduction, but its maintenance could be due to loss of visceral fat mass. Structured ultrasound (US) imaging of abdominal adipose tissue ("eco-obesity") is a recently described methodology used to measure 5 consecutive layers of abdominal fat, not assessable by DEXA or CT scan: superficial subcutaneous (SS), deep subcutaneous (DS), preperitoneal (PP), omental (Om) and right perirenal (RK). PP, Om and RK are predictors of metabolic syndrome (MS) with defined cut-off points. To assess the effect of SLGT2i on every fat depot we enrolled 29 patients with type 2 Diabetes (HbA1c 6.5-9%) and Obesity (IMC > 30 kg/m

Indexed as

Benzhydryl CompoundsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2GlucosidesMetforminObesityAdultAgedDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMiddle AgedSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsBenzhydryl CompoundsdapagliflozinGlucosidesHypoglycemic AgentsMetforminSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsCardiovascular riskDapaglifozinMetabolic syndromeMetforminOmental fatPerirenal fatPreperitoneal fatUltrasound

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PMID38734755
PMCPMC11088615

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