In adults with type 2 diabetes, a network meta-analysis found that semaglutide was associated with a lower risk of a composite kidney outcome than placebo, ranking after dapagliflozin, empagliflozin and canagliflozin.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, semaglutide was linked to a lower risk of kidney problems than placebo.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseComposite kidney outcome
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Kidney function · Kidney and urinary
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Compared with placebo, dapagliflozin was associated with the greatest reduction in risk of developing the composite kidney outcome (hazard ratio 0.53; 95% credible interval, 0.43-0.66) followed by empagliflozin, canagliflozin, semaglutide, and liraglutide.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Two independent reviewers selected the 7 eligible studies for analysis.