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Table 2 Pharmacotherapy

From: Incidence and predictors of hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes – an analysis of the prospective DiaRegis registry

 

Incident hypo 12 months FU Median (quartiles) or % (n=473)

No hypo 12 months FU Median (quartiles) or % (n=2874)

p-value / OR (95%CI)

Any OAD monotherapy

14.4

15.6

0.91 (0.69-1.20)

Metformin

9.5

8.7

1.11 (0.80-1.55)

Sulfonylureas

1.3

1.9

0.66 (0.28-1.54)

Glucosidaseinhibitors

0.0

0.2

--

Glinides

1.3

0.7

1.75 (0.70-4.36)

Glitazones

0.4

0.5

0.94 (0.21-4.16)

DPP-4 inhibitors

1.9

3.6

0.52 (0.26-1.03)

Injectable monotherapy

11.0

2.8

4.32 (3.01-6.22)

GLP-1 analogues only

0.0

0.9

--

Insulin only

11.0

1.8

6.59 (4.43-9.79)

Dual oral combination therapy

33.1

52.9

0.44 (0.36-0.54)

Met + SU

13.8

12.5

1.12 (0.84-1.49)

Met + Glucosidaseinhibitors

0.2

1.3

0.17 (0.02-1.22)

Met + Glinides

2.1

2.2

0.95 (0.48-1.86)

Met + Glitazones

2.5

5.4

0.46 (0.28-0.83)

Met + DPP-4 inhibitors

12.3

29.3

0.34 (0.25-0.45)

SU + Glitazones

0.4

0.3

1.22 (0.27-5.58)

SU + DPP-4 inhibitors

0.8

1.3

0.67 (0.24-1.90)

OAD + GLP-1 analogues

4.4

9.0

0.47 (0.30-0.74)

OAD + Insulin

31.8

11.3

3.65 (2.92-4.58)

Other combinations

5.3

8.4

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  1. Legend. DPP-4, dipeptidylpeptidas inhibitors; GLP-1, glucagon-like-peptide 1; OAD, oral antidiabetic drugs.