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Table 2 Insulin versus hypoglycaemic drugs and placebo or diet

From: Efficacy and safety of insulin in type 2 diabetes: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Studies

Methodological quality: low, moderate, good (BlindingY/N)

Participants (I/C)

Treatment

Follow-up (weeks)

Inclusion criteria

Primary outcome

Blicklé 2009 [48]

Moderate (No)

102 (103/108)

OHD (Met/S) + Insulin Glargine/Lifestyle management

36 weeks

[7 %; 8 %]

[40y; 75y]

BMI: [24;35 kg/m2]

HbA1c

Russell Jones 2006 [49]

Good (No)

581 (234/115/232)

OHD (Met/S) + Insulin Glargine/Liraglutide placebo/Liraglutide

26

[7 %; 10 %]

BMI < 40 kg/m2

HbA1c

UKPDS 33 [13]

Good (No)

3041 (911/1234/896)

Insulin/Chlorpropamide or glibenclamide/diet

10 years

25-65 years

FBG 6,1–15 mmol/L

CV Morbimortality

UGDP [13, 50–55]

Good (Yes)

1027 (414/204/204/205)

Insulin/Tolbutamide/Phenformin/placebo

10 years

Diabete < 1 year

Mortality

  1. I insulin, C control, OHD oral hypoglycaemic drugs, Met metformin, S sulphonylureas, TZD thazolidones, BMI body mass index, CV cardiovascular