Table 1

Rates of new or worsening nephropathy and acute kidney injury among persons exposed to SGLT-2 inhibitors and active comparators

Exposure ContrastAlberta cohortCPRD cohort
Number of matched pairsMean survival time, yearsNumber of eventsRate of outcome events (per 1000 person-days)95% CI for rateNumber of matched pairsMean survival time, yearsNumber of eventsRate of outcome events (per 1000 person-days)95% CI for rate
New or worsening nephropathy
SGLT-2 inhibitor74702.8115620.9017.76 to 24.4616353.003215.3410.50 to 21.66
DPP4 inhibitor3.0321229.2325.43 to 33.443.333718.9113.66 to 26.75
SGLT-2 inhibitor71303.4713617.9715.08 to 21.2614403.172815.0710.01 to 21.78
Sulfonylurea3.2318325.5321.96 to 29.503.584624.4517.90 to 32.60
SGLT-2 inhibitor4133.431526.2214.68 to 43.245093.5779.583.85 to 19.75
Thiazolidinedione2.26920.789.50 to 39.441.941828.3016.78 to 44.74
SGLT-2 inhibitor27692.825718.9814.38 to 24.596842.972020.1512.31 to 31.13
GLP1 receptor agonist2.665421.8416.40 to 28.504.121517.609.85 to 29.02
SGLT-2 inhibitor44593.4412324.8620.66 to 29.669614.302811.747.80 to 16.97
Insulin3.2219035.9531.02 to 41.444.455838.5229.26 to 16.97
Acute kidney injury
SGLT-2 inhibitor74701.99425.574.01 to 7.5216353.04219.956.16 to 15.20
DPP4 inhibitor2.97638.566.58 to 10.963.372211.407.14 to 17.26
SGLT-2 inhibitor71303.56364.713.30 to 6.5214403.0694.782.19 to 9.08
Sulfonylurea2.31456.204.52 to 8.294.122312.027.62 to 18.03
SGLT-2 inhibitor4133.5182.280.05 to 12.695092.9579.553.84 to 19.68
Thiazolidinedione1.24s13.875.99 to 27.322.95812.175.25 to 23.98
SGLT-2 inhibitor27692.43123.962.04 to 6.916841.37s3.941.08 to 10.10
GLP1 receptor agonist1.96114.402.19 to 7.872.89910.444.78 to 19.82
SGLT-2 inhibitor44593.55346.774.69 to 9.469614.862510.396.72 to 15.33
Insulin3.347113.1310.25 to 16.564.773824.3817.25 to 33.45
  • s indicates person count <5.

  • CPRD, Clinical Practice Research Datalink; DPP4, dipeptidyl peptidase-4; GLP1, glucagon-like peptide-1; SGLT2-i, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors.