Comparative cardiovascular effectiveness of newer glucose-lowering drugs in elderly with type 2 diabetes: a target trial emulation cohort study.

IF 9.6 1区医学 Q1 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

EClinicalMedicine Pub Date : 2025-03-21 eCollection Date: 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103162

Vanja Kosjerina, Motahareh Parsa, Stine Hedegaard Scheuer, Mikkel Zöllner Ankarfeldt, Kathrine Kold Sørensen, Birgitte Brock, Dorte Vistisen, Kim Katrine Bjerring Clemmensen, Jørgen Rungby

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Abstract

Background: Reducing risk of cardiovascular disease is crucial in managing type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study assessed the comparative cardiovascular effectiveness of newer glucose-lowering drugs in real-world elderly individuals with T2D, and examined how age modified these effects.

Methods: We conducted a cohort study using Danish nationwide registries to emulate a three-arm randomized clinical trial. Participants aged ≥70 years were new users of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs), sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is), or dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4is), between 2012 and 2020. We estimated the overall and age-specific incidence rate ratios (IRR) of 3-point major adverse cardiovascular events (3P-MACE) and hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) using Poisson regression models. Summarized weights were used to balance baseline characteristics and treatment adherence.

Findings: The study included 35,679 participants (DPP-4is: 21,848 (62%), GLP1-RAs: 5702 (16%), SGLT-2is: 8129 (23%)). In the as-treated analysis, GLP1-RAs and SGLT-2is were associated with significantly reduced rates of 3P-MACE and HHF compared to DPP-4is. The overall IRR for 3P-MACE was 0.68 (95% CI 0.65-0.71) (GLP1-RAs vs. DPP4is) and 0.65 (95% CI 0.63-0.68) (SGLT-2is vs. DPP4is), while for HHF the IRR was 0.81 (95% CI 0.74-0.88) (GLP1-RAs vs. DPP4is) and 0.60 (95% CI 0.55-0.66) (SGLT-2is vs. DPP4is). These effects were predominantly independent of age. No significant difference was observed between SGLT-2is and GLP1-RAs on 3P-MACE, however, SGLT-2is were associated with a significant reduction of HHF, compared to GLP1-RAs, with an overall IRR of 0.75 (95% CI 0.67-0.83), and with age-dependent variations for both outcomes.

Interpretation: In the elderly, use of GLP1-RAs and SGLT-2is was associated with reduced rates of 3P-MACE and HHF compared to DPP-4is, independent of age. SGLT-2is were also associated with reduced rates of HHF compared to GLP1-RAs, largely independent of age, in this population of individuals aged 70 years and above. This provides real-world evidence on the comparative cardiovascular effectiveness of the three most recent glucose-lowering medications and may help strengthen implementation of guidelines into clinical practice.

Funding: None.

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新型降糖药对老年2型糖尿病患者心血管疗效的比较：一项目标试验模拟队列研究

背景：降低心血管疾病的风险是控制2型糖尿病（T2D）的关键。本研究评估了较新的降糖药物对现实世界中老年T2D患者的心血管效果，并研究了年龄如何改变这些效果。方法：我们使用丹麦全国注册中心进行了一项队列研究，以模拟三组随机临床试验。年龄≥70岁的参与者是2012年至2020年间新使用胰高血糖素样肽1受体激动剂（GLP1-RAs）、钠-葡萄糖共转运蛋白2抑制剂（SGLT-2is）或二肽基肽酶4抑制剂（DPP-4is）的患者。我们使用泊松回归模型估计了3点主要不良心血管事件（3P-MACE）和心力衰竭（HHF）住院的总体和年龄特异性发病率比（IRR）。汇总权重用于平衡基线特征和治疗依从性。研究结果：该研究包括35,679名参与者(DPP-4is: 21,848 (62%), GLP1-RAs: 5702 （16%), SGLT-2is: 8129(23%)）。在治疗后的分析中，与DPP-4is相比，GLP1-RAs和SGLT-2is与显著降低的3P-MACE和HHF发生率相关。3P-MACE的总IRR为0.68 (95% CI 0.65-0.71) （GLP1-RAs vs. DPP4is）和0.65 (95% CI 0.63-0.68) (SGLT-2is vs. DPP4is)，而HHF的IRR为0.81 (95% CI 0.74-0.88) （GLP1-RAs vs. DPP4is）和0.60 (95% CI 0.55-0.66) （SGLT-2is vs. DPP4is）。这些影响主要与年龄无关。SGLT-2is和GLP1-RAs在3P-MACE上没有观察到显著差异，然而，与GLP1-RAs相比，SGLT-2is与HHF的显著降低相关，总体IRR为0.75 (95% CI 0.67-0.83)，并且两种结果都存在年龄依赖性变化。解释：在老年人中，与DPP-4is相比，GLP1-RAs和SGLT-2is的使用与3P-MACE和HHF的发生率降低相关，与年龄无关。与GLP1-RAs相比，SGLT-2is也与HHF发生率降低相关，在很大程度上与年龄无关，在70岁及以上的人群中。这为比较三种最新降糖药物的心血管有效性提供了真实的证据，并可能有助于加强指南在临床实践中的实施。资金:没有。

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EClinicalMedicine Medicine-Medicine (all)

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18.90

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506

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22 days

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