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The cardiovascular and renal effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in patients with advanced diabetic kidney disease

  • Yuan Lin
  • , Te Hsiung Wang
  • , Ming Lung Tsai
  • , Victor Chien Chia Wu
  • , Chin Ju Tseng
  • , Ming Shyan Lin
  • , Yan Rong Li
  • , Chih Hsiang Chang
  • , Tien Shin Chou
  • , Tzu Hsien Tsai
  • , Ning I. Yang
  • , Ming Jui Hung
  • , Tien Hsing Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • Chang Gung University
  • Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital
  • Kyoto University
  • New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital
  • Chia-Yi Christian Hospital

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: To determine whether glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have cardiovascular and renal protective effects in patients with advanced diabetic kidney disease (DKD) with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 mL/min per 1.73 m 2.

METHODS: In this cohort study, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and eGFR < 30 mL/min per 1.73 m 2 with a first prescription for GLP-1RAs or dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) from 2012 to 2021 (n = 125,392) were enrolled. A Cox proportional hazard model was used to assess the cardiorenal protective effects between the GLP-1RA and DDP-4i groups.

RESULTS: A total of 8922 participants [mean (SD) age 68.4 (11.5) years; 4516 (50.6%) males; GLP-1RAs, n = 759; DPP-4is, n = 8163] were eligible for this study. During a mean follow-up of 2.1 years, 78 (13%) and 204 (13.8%) patients developed composite cardiovascular events in the GLP-1RA and DPP-4i groups, respectively [hazard ratio (HR) 0.88, 95% confidence interval CI 0.68-1.13]. Composite kidney events were reported in 134 (38.2%) and 393 (44.2%) patients in the GLP-1RA and DPP-4i groups, respectively (subdistribution HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.56-0.93).

CONCLUSIONS: GLP-1RAs had a neutral effect on the composite cardiovascular outcomes but reduced composite kidney events in the patients with advanced DKD compared with DPP-4is.

Original languageEnglish
Article number60
Pages (from-to)60
JournalCardiovascular Diabetology
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 03 2023

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Keywords

  • Advanced diabetic kidney disease
  • CV outcomes
  • GLP-1RA
  • Renal outcomes
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
  • Kidney
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor/agonists
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
  • Diabetic Nephropathies/diagnosis
  • Female
  • Aged
  • Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis
  • Cohort Studies

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