Yoo Hyung Kim, Ji Won Yoon, Bon Hyang Lee, Jeong Hee Yoon, Hun Jee Choe, Tae Jung Oh, Jeong Min Lee, Young Min Cho
{"title":"Artificial intelligence-based body composition analysis using computed tomography images predicts both prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus.","authors":"Yoo Hyung Kim, Ji Won Yoon, Bon Hyang Lee, Jeong Hee Yoon, Hun Jee Choe, Tae Jung Oh, Jeong Min Lee, Young Min Cho","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14365","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jdi.14365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim/introduction: </strong>We assess the efficacy of artificial intelligence (AI)-based, fully automated, volumetric body composition metrics in predicting the risk of diabetes.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional and 10-year retrospective longitudinal study. The cross-sectional analysis included health check-up data of 15,330 subjects with abdominal computed tomography (CT) images between January 1, 2011, and September 30, 2012. Of these, 10,570 subjects with available follow-up data were included in the longitudinal analyses. The volume of each body segment included in the abdominal CT images was measured using AI-based image analysis software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Visceral fat (VF) proportion and VF/subcutaneous fat (SF) ratio increased with age, and both strongly predicted the presence and risk of developing diabetes. Optimal cut-offs for VF proportion were 24% for men and 16% for women, while VF/SF ratio values were 1.2 for men and 0.5 for women. The subjects with higher VF/SF ratio and VF proportion were associated with a greater risk of having diabetes (adjusted OR 2.0 [95% CI 1.7-2.4] in men; 2.9 [2.2-3.9] in women). In subjects with normal glucose tolerance, higher VF proportion and VF/SF ratio were associated with higher risk of developing prediabetes or diabetes (adjusted HR 1.3 [95% CI 1.1-1.4] in men; 1.4 [1.2-1.7] in women). These trends were consistently observed across each specified cut-off value.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>AI-based volumetric analysis of abdominal CT images can be useful in obtaining body composition data and predicting the risk of diabetes.</p>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"272-284"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the correlation of hip circumference to cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes using Mendelian randomization.","authors":"Hongtao Liu, Zhaoyu Li, Su Yan, Shaopeng Ming","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14344","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jdi.14344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the correlation between hip circumference (HC) and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus using Mendelian randomization (MR) to overcome observational study limitations.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>MR analysis utilized genetic variation from the MR Base in a two-sample analysis. Three methods were employed: MR-Egger regression, weighted median estimator, and inverse variance weighting (IVW).</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Data was acquired from MR Base, a platform summarizing genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for MR research.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Publicly available summary statistics datasets from GWAS meta-analyses were used, with HC and HC adjusted for body mass index (BMI) as exposures. Data for CVD and type 2 diabetes mellitus were obtained as outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results indicated a positive causal relationship between HC and CVD (IVW: P = 1.84e-07, OR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.22-1.54) as well as type 2 diabetes mellitus (IVW: P = 0.04, OR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.02-2.56), independent of BMI. However, HC after BMI adjustment showed no significant causal relationship with CVD (IVW: P = 0.05, OR: 1.09, 95% CI: 1.00-1.19) and exhibited a negative association with type 2 diabetes mellitus (IVW: P = 0.00, OR: 0.76, 95% CI: 0.66-0.88), suggesting a protective effect against type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>After adjusting for BMI, adipose tissue concentrated in the hip region showed a protective effect against type 2 diabetes mellitus but not against CVD. These findings offer insights into diabetes prevention and treatment strategies, and may inform plastic surgery procedures. Further research is needed to validate these findings and explore underlying mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"265-271"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786171/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142589940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One step closer to solving the mystery of the anti-inflammatory effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.","authors":"Hirotaka Watada","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14346","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jdi.14346","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are antidiabetic drugs that possess a suppressive effect on the progression of atherosclerosis, and it has been thought that their anti-inflammatory effect is involved in their effect, but the detailed mechanism was unknown. Recently, Ben Nasr and colleagues have proposed easily understood mechanism for the anti-inflammatory effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists. They discovered that some normal T cells express GLP-1 receptors on their cell membranes and showed that GLP-1 has an inhibitory effect on T-cell function.</p>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"180-182"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786165/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142613113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jin He, Xiaoxiao Yin, Tingting Yu, Lu Li, Yan Cui, Chen Jiang, Chengping Qiao, Zhijing Miao, Xianwei Cui, Chenbo Ji
{"title":"Lipid signature changes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus in response to puerperal exclusive breastfeeding.","authors":"Jin He, Xiaoxiao Yin, Tingting Yu, Lu Li, Yan Cui, Chen Jiang, Chengping Qiao, Zhijing Miao, Xianwei Cui, Chenbo Ji","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14349","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jdi.14349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We here investigated whether lactation during puerperium could help to reverse the diabetogenic effect of gestation and further explored the lipid profiling changes upon breastfeeding.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty-five women diagnosed with GDM were recruited, and fasting plasma samples were collected at ~6 weeks postpartum. Maternal metabolic parameters were determined, and an untargeted lipidomic analysis was performed. The relationship between underlying lipidomic responses and lactation was explored.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Improved glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity were observed in GDM women who adopted breastfeeding during the puerperium. Further lipidomics analysis revealed prominent correlations between lipid constitution changes and breastfeeding in women with GDM. A total of 766 lipid species were identified, 33 of which were found to be significantly altered in response to lactation. Significant associations between dysregulated lipids and maternal metabolic parameters were also shown. Subsequently, we identified a panel of three lipids that were strongly associated with breastfeeding, from which we constructed a predictive model with higher discriminating power.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We generally revealed that lactation during puerperium appears to have favorable effects on diabetogenic risk factors for GDM women. We also discovered that lipidomic changes related to lactation could elucidate the mother's recovery from GDM pregnancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"315-325"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786177/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related type 1 diabetes incidence, risk, and survival association.","authors":"Fumika Kamitani, Yuichi Nishioka, Miyuki Koizumi, Hiroki Nakajima, Yukako Kurematsu, Sadanori Okada, Shinichiro Kubo, Tomoya Myojin, Tatsuya Noda, Tomoaki Imamura, Yutaka Takahashi","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14362","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jdi.14362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim/introduction: </strong>Although immune checkpoint inhibitor-related type 1 diabetes mellitus (ICI-T1DM) is a rare condition, it is of significant concern globally. We aimed to elucidate the precise incidence, risk factors, and impact of ICI-T1DM on survival outcomes.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The study is a large retrospective cohort study, performed using the DeSC Japanese administrative claims database comprising 11 million patients. The database population is reportedly similar to the entire population of Japan. Patients administered ICI between 2014 and 2022 were enrolled in the study, including 21,121 patients. The risk factors for ICI-T1DM development and their characteristics were evaluated by logistic regression analysis. Development of a new irAE after the day following the first administration of ICI was set as the study outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ICI-T1DM was observed in 102 (0.48%) of the 21,121 patients after ICI initiation. PD-(L)1 and CTLA-4 combination therapy was associated with an increased risk of ICI-T1DM compared with PD-1 monotherapy (odds ratio [OR], 2.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.21-4.58; P = 0.01). Patients with a prior diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (OR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.03-2.46; P = 0.04) or hypothyroidism (OR, 2.48; 95% CI, 1.39-4.43; P < 0.01) also exhibited an increased risk of ICI-T1DM. The Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that patients with ICI-T1DM showed higher survival rates than those without (log-lank test, P < 0.01). Multivariable Cox regression analysis demonstrated that ICI-T1DM development was associated with lower mortality (hazard ratio, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.37-0.99; P = 0.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Collectively, the results of this study demonstrate the precise incidence and risk factors of ICI-T1DM. The development of ICI-T1DM, like other irAEs, is associated with higher survival rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"334-342"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786175/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142680138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of bodyweight loss with changes in lipids, blood pressure, and fasting serum glucose following tirzepatide treatment in Japanese participants with type 2 diabetes: A post hoc analysis of the SURPASS J-mono trial.","authors":"Hanaka Mimura, Tomonori Oura, Rina Chin, Masakazu Takeuchi, Kazuya Fujihara, Hirohito Sone","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims/introduction: </strong>In the SURPASS J-mono trial, tirzepatide demonstrated significant improvements in bodyweight and several metabolic parameters in Japanese participants with type 2 diabetes. This post hoc analysis evaluated the potential relationships between weight loss and metabolic improvements in SURPASS J-mono.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Metabolic parameter data from tirzepatide-treated participants were analyzed by weight loss subgroups and compared to dulaglutide 0.75 mg. Correlations between changes from baseline to week 52 in weight loss and each metabolic parameter were assessed; Pearson correlation coefficients were derived. Mediation analyses were conducted to evaluate weight loss-associated and -unassociated effects of tirzepatide vs dulaglutide 0.75 mg.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This analysis included 548 participants (tirzepatide: n = 411, dulaglutide: n = 137). Weight loss subgroups showed greater improvement in metabolic parameters with greater bodyweight loss. Significant (P < 0.05) but weak correlations between changes in bodyweight and triglycerides (r = 0.18-0.25), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (r = -0.37 to -0.29), and systolic blood pressure (r = 0.19-0.41) were observed across treatment groups; in diastolic blood pressure in the tirzepatide 5-mg (r = 0.28), pooled tirzepatide (r = 0.20), and dulaglutide 0.75-mg (r = 0.23) groups; and in fasting serum glucose in the dulaglutide 0.75-mg (r = 0.18) and pooled tirzepatide (r = 0.13) groups. Weight loss was associated with treatment differences between tirzepatide and dulaglutide 0.75 mg to varying degrees across metabolic parameters, with improvements in fasting serum glucose having the lowest association with weight loss (36.6%-43.5%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this post hoc analysis, non-glycemic and glycemic parameter improvements appeared differentially associated with weight loss, suggesting both weight loss-associated and -unassociated effects of tirzepatide.</p>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143072958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amin Mansoori, Mina Nosrati, Mohsen Dorchin, Fatemeh Mohammadyari, Elahe Derakhshan-Nezhad, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan
{"title":"A novel index for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Cholesterol, High density lipoprotein, and Glucose (CHG) index.","authors":"Amin Mansoori, Mina Nosrati, Mohsen Dorchin, Fatemeh Mohammadyari, Elahe Derakhshan-Nezhad, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14343","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jdi.14343","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Gold standard methods of type 2 diabetes mellitus are expensive and therefore not practical for large scale studies in low-income countries. We have investigated the total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL), and glucose (CHG) index for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus index which is derived from fasting state. In this study we aimed to compare the accuracy of with CHG index and triglycerides (TG) and glucose levels (TyG) as surrogates of type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 9,704 individuals between 35 and 65 years of age were recruited as part of the Mashhad stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorder (MASHAD) study. They were categorized into two groups, those with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. The cut-off in groups to detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus was fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dL in blood sample. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to establish the cut-off of indices to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of them.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The best cut-off of CHG index for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus was 5.57 which was associated with a sensitivity of 70.38% and specificity of 89.82% values. This was in comparison to the TyG index. LR+ CHG index was 6.91 compared to 3.47 for the TyG index and the AUC of CHG index was 0.864 (0.857, 0.871) compared with 0.825 (0.818, 0.833) for the TyG index. This indicates that the CHG index has a higher efficiency value to diagnose of type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The CHG index could be useful for the detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"309-314"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142680108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mostafa Javanian, Mohammad Barary, Soheil Bakhshinasab, Soheil Ebrahimpour
{"title":"Comments on \"Non-classical monocytes frequency and serum vitamin D3 levels are linked to diabetic foot ulcer associated with peripheral artery disease\".","authors":"Mostafa Javanian, Mohammad Barary, Soheil Bakhshinasab, Soheil Ebrahimpour","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14356","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jdi.14356","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"350-351"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786170/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142724424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Han Zhang, Hanqing Tang, Yunjuan Gu, Zhuqi Tang, Xiaoqin Zhao, Ranran Zhou, Ping Huang, Rongping Zhang, Xinlei Wang
{"title":"Association between early-stage diabetic nephropathy and the delayed monophasic glucose peak during oral glucose tolerance test in type 2 diabetes mellitus.","authors":"Han Zhang, Hanqing Tang, Yunjuan Gu, Zhuqi Tang, Xiaoqin Zhao, Ranran Zhou, Ping Huang, Rongping Zhang, Xinlei Wang","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14382","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jdi.14382","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To explore the relationships between the delayed monophasic glucose peak during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and early-stage diabetic nephropathy (DN) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM), and to speculate its potential as a risk factor for early-stage DN.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This retrospective observational study included 448 participants, all of whom underwent a 3-h OGTT. Based on peak glucose time, they were categorized into the normal glucose tolerance (NGT) group (n = 76), the early delayed group (n = 98), and the late delayed group (n = 274) for comparison. Furthermore, T2DM patients were subdivided into the non-DN group (n = 293) and the early-stage DN group (n = 79) for comparative analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>With the delay in glucose peak time, blood glucose levels increased, insulin secretion function and insulin sensitivity decreased. In logistic regression, ISSI-2 was independently associated with the delay in glucose peak time in patients with T2DM (OR 0.839; 95% CI 0.776-0.907; P < 0.001). Additionally, 2-h plasma glucose, OGIS, and AUC<sub>C-peptide0-180 min</sub> were independently associated with delayed peak glucose time (all P < 0.001). As glucose peak time was delayed, levels of β2-microglobulin and UACR increased, and the prevalence of early-stage DN also increased (all P < 0.050). The delayed monophasic glucose peak was positively associated with early-stage DN (OR 2.230; 95% CI 1.061-4.687; P = 0.034).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients with T2DM, the delayed monophasic glucose peak during OGTT may be an early predictor of early-stage diabetes nephropathy, providing early intervention signals for our clinical work.</p>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"236-245"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786176/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142833177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced renoprotective effects of combined glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Real-world evidence.","authors":"Jian-Yu Jhu, Yu-Wei Fang, Chung-Yen Huang, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Mon-Ting Chen, Ming-Hsien Tsai","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14361","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jdi.14361","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Developing a more effective treatment for the global impact of diabetic kidney disease is crucial. This study examined the renoprotective effects of combining glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) compared to SGLT2is alone in type 2 diabetes (DM).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study used data from the TriNetX Global Collaborative Network. Type 2 DM patients with estimated glomerular filtration rates ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m<sup>2</sup> who used GLP-1 RA or SGLT2i between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2023. Propensity score matching balanced baseline characteristics, resulting in 71,186 patients in each group (combined GLP-1 RA and SGLT2i therapy vs SGLT2i alone). Cox regression model was adopted to compare outcomes over a 5-year period, including major adverse kidney events (MAKE), acute kidney injury (AKI), end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), and all-cause mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After matching, the average age was 57.1 ± 10.8 years for the GLP-1 RA plus SGLT2i group and 57.2 ± 11.7 years for the SGLT2i-only group. The GLP-1 RA plus SGLT2i group had significantly lower risk of MAKE (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.69-0.77), AKI (HR: 0.82, 95% C0I: 0.77-0.87), ESKD (HR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.47-0.78), and all-cause mortality (HR: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.50-0.58) compared to the SGLT2i-only group. Moreover, subgroup analyses showed consistent benefits across different subgroups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dual therapy with GLP-1 RA and SGLT2i is supported to enhance renal outcomes and address the growing burden of diabetic kidney disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"204-214"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786168/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142680113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}