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Observational studyCardiovascular diabetology2024

Fenofibrate to prevent amputation and reduce vascular complications in patients with diabetes: FENO-PREVENT.

Eu Jeong Ku, Bongseong Kim, Kyungdo Han, Seung-Hwan Lee, Hyuk-Sang Kwon

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Observational study in Cardiovascular diabetology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors.

Eu Jeong KuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Bongseong KimDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea.
Kyungdo Han *Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea. hkd917@naver.com.
Seung-Hwan Lee *Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. hwanx2@catholic.ac.kr.
Hyuk-Sang KwonDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe potential preventive effect of fenofibrate on lower extremity amputation (LEA) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not fully elucidated.

methodsWe selected adult patients ≥ 20 years of age with T2D from the Korean National Health Insurance Service Database (2009-2012). The fenofibrate users were matched in a 1:4 ratio with non-users using propensity scores (PS). The outcome variables were a composite of LEA and PAD and the individual components. The risks of outcomes were implemented as hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). For safety issues, the risks of acute kidney injury, rhabdomyolysis and resulting hospitalization were analyzed.

resultsA total of 114,920 patients was included in the analysis with a median follow-up duration of 7.6 years (22,984 and 91,936 patients for the fenofibrate user and non-user groups, respectively). After PS matching, both groups were well balanced. The fenofibrate group was associated with significantly lower risks of composite outcome of LEA and PAD (HR 0.81; 95% CI 0.70-0.94), LEA (HR 0.76; 95% CI 0.60-0.96), and PAD (HR 0.81; 95% CI 0.68-0.96). The risk of acute kidney injury, rhabdomyolysis, or hospitalization for these events showed no significant difference between the two groups. Subgroup analyses revealed consistent benefits across age groups, genders, and baseline lipid profiles.

conclusionsThis nationwide population-based retrospective observational study suggests that fenofibrate can prevent LEA and PAD in patients with T2D who are on statin therapy.

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Amputation, SurgicalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FenofibrateHypolipidemic AgentsPeripheral Arterial DiseaseAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedDatabases, FactualDiabetic AngiopathiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesFenofibrateHypolipidemic AgentsAmputationFenofibratePeripheral arterial diseaseType 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID39227923
PMCPMC11373174

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