In a diabetes simulation, exenatide increased projected life expectancy versus insulin glargine.
In plain wordsComputer predictions favored exenatide over insulin glargine for life expectancy.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- IncreaseProjected life expectancy
- Study
n: not reported in source
Computer simulation model of diabetes- Comparator
- Insulin glargine
- Outcome group
- Mortality · Whole body
Measurements
- Life expectancy gain
- 0.057 years
- versus insulin glargine
Source sentences
In the base-case analysis exenatide was associated with improvements in life expectancy of 0.057 years and in quality-adjusted life expectancy of 0.442 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) versus insulin glargine.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
A published and validated computer simulation model of diabetes was used to project long-term complications, life expectancy, quality-adjusted life expectancy and direct medical costs.
In this study, Exenatide (exendin-4) was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Exenatide (exendin-4).