In adults with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria, liraglutide reduced the urinary albumin excretion rate by 32% versus placebo.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria, liraglutide reduced urinary albumin loss more than placebo.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- Decrease24-h urinary albumin excretion rate
- Study
n = 27
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Kidney function · Kidney and urinary
- Studied dose
- 1.8 mg/d · 12 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- UAER reduction
- 32%
- liraglutide vs placebo
Source sentences
Furthermore, liraglutide reduced UAER by 32 (95% CI: 7; 50)% ( P = .017) compared with placebo.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial including patients with type 2 diabetes and persistent albuminuria (urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio >30 mg/g) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m2 .
Patients received liraglutide (1.8 mg/d) and matched placebo for 12 weeks in a random order.