Type 2 & other diabetes

Cardiovascular Outcomes of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With Urinary Tract Infection Post Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Treatment: A Multicenter Observational Study

Endocr PractPublished Retrospective cohort study

Main finding · MACEResult — go to the resultAdjusted hazard ratio 2.03 95% CI 1.60–2.57

Authors' conclusion

UTI in patients with T2DM post-SLGT2i therapy is associated with an increased risk of MACE for up to 30 months.

Study context

Population
T2D patients treated with SGLT2i, January 2016–January 2019
Participants
8,862 patients
Exposure
Urinary tract infection (UTI) vs no UTI after SGLT2i treatment
  • UTIn = 550
Outcome
MACE: composite of nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke, cardiac death, all-cause death or HF hospitalization
Follow-up
Up to 30 months
Methodological detailsmulticenter, observational, multivariate-adjusted
  • Multicenter
  • Observational
  • Multivariate-adjusted

Main finding

MACE

Adjusted hazard ratio

2.03

95% CI 1.60–2.57

P < 0.0001

UTIvs Without UTI
aHR 2.03 (95% CI 1.60–2.57); P < 0.0001

As reported in the abstract

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeaHR (95% CI)P value
HF hospitalization · up to 30 months1.66 (1.32–2.09)P < 0.0001
All-cause mortality · up to 30 months2.67 (2.10–3.40)P < 0.0001

Original publication

Cardiovascular Outcomes of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With Urinary Tract Infection Post Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Treatment: A Multicenter Observational Study. Endocr Pract. Published 3 March 2025. doi:10.1016/j.eprac.2025.02.014

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