In patients with type 2 diabetes in REWIND, dulaglutide reduced MACE incidence by a similar amount in older and younger patients (11% vs 13%).
In plain wordsDulaglutide lowered major cardiovascular events similarly in patients aged 65 and older and younger patients with diabetes, compared with placebo.
- Peptide
- Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
- Outcome
- DecreaseMACE incidence by age
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Cardiovascular events · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- 1.5 mgAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- MACE incidence reduction (as reported)
- 11%
- older patients (65 years or older)
- MACE incidence reduction (as reported)
- 13%
- younger patients (under 65 years)
Source sentences
Dulaglutide treatment showed a similar reduction in the incidence (11% vs 13%) of MACE in older vs younger patients.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Participants included type 2 diabetes patients aged 50 years or older with established cardiovascular (CV) disease or multiple CV risk factors, and a wide range of glycemic control.
Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to dulaglutide 1.5 mg or placebo as an add-on to country-specific standard of care.