Use of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and the Incidence of Retinal Vein Occlusion in Taiwan

Jun 12, 2024Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes and the Risk of Blocked Retinal Veins in Taiwan

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The incidence of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) was 0.59 events per 1000 person-years in patients with type 2 diabetes using sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i).

Patients receiving SGLT-2i had a lower risk of developing RVO compared to those on dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i), with a hazard ratio of 0.76.
The incidence of RVO was 0.77 events per 1000 person-years in the DPP-4i group.
SGLT-2i use was significantly associated with a reduced risk of branch RVO, with a hazard ratio of 0.71.
No significant association was found between SGLT-2i use and the risk of central RVO, with a hazard ratio of 0.84.

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of newly diagnosed retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) compared to dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i).

METHODS: Claims data from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan were used in this nationwide retrospective cohort study. A target trial emulation framework was applied. Patients with T2D with no prior diagnosis of RVO who had newly commenced treatment with SGLT-2i or DPP-4i between May 1, 2016, and December 31, 2020, were included. Potential systematic differences in baseline characteristics between the paired groups were controlled using stabilized inverse probability of treatment weighting. The outcome of interest was incident RVO. The hazard ratio (HR) for SGLT-2i compared with that of DPP-4i was estimated using a Cox regression model.

RESULTS: Data from 123,567 and 578,665 patients receiving SGLT-2i and DPP-4i, respectively, were analyzed. The incidence of RVO was lower in patients newly receiving SGLT-2i (0.59 events per 1000 person-years) compared to those receiving DPP-4i (0.77 events per 1000 person-years) over a mean follow-up of 1.61 years. SGLT-2i users had a significantly lower risk of developing RVO compared with DPP-4i users (HR = 0.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.59-0.98). In the individual outcome analysis, SGLT-2i use was significantly associated with a lower risk of branch RVO (HR = 0.71, 95% CI = 0.52-0.96), but not central RVO (HR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.57-1.24).

CONCLUSIONS: The risk of developing RVO was lower in patients with T2D receiving SGLT-2i compared with that in those receiving DPP-4i.

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Use of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and the Incidence of Retinal Vein Occlusion in Taiwan

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