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Association Between Severe Hypoglycemia and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Japanese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

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Goto, Atsushi, Goto, Maki, Terauchi, Yasuo, Yamaguchi, Naohito, Noda, Mitsuhiko·2016·Journal of the American Heart Association

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Background: It remains unclear whether severe hypoglycemia is associated with cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) in Asian populations with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Furthermore, no study in Japan, where the prescription patterns differ from those in other countries, has examined this association. Methods and Results: We retrospectively included 58 223 patients (18–74 years old) with T2D. First, we examined the potential predictors of severe hypoglycemia. Then, we investigated the association between severe hypoglycemia and CVD risk. Finally, we performed an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis to incorporate our findings and recently published studies into the previous systematic review and meta‐analysis. During 134 597 person‐years from cumulative observation periods, 128 persons experienced severe hypoglycemia and 550 developed CVD events. In a multivariate Cox proportional hazard model, severe hypoglycemia was strongly and positively associated with the risk of CVD (multivariate‐adjusted adjusted hazard ratio, 3.39; 95% CI , 1.25–9.18). In a propensity score–matched cohort that had similar baseline characteristics for patients with severe hypoglycemia and those without, severe hypoglycemia was more strongly associated with the risk of CVD . An updated systematic review and meta‐analysis that included 10 studies found that severe hypoglycemia was associated with an ≈2‐fold increased risk of CVD (pooled relative risk, 1.91; 95% CI , 1.69–2.15). Conclusions: Our results suggest that severe hypoglycemia is strongly associated with an increased risk of CVD in Japanese patients with T2D, further supporting the notion that avoiding severe hypoglycemia may be important in preventing CVD in this patient population.

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Authors
Goto, A., Goto, M., Terauchi, Y., Yamaguchi, N., & Noda, M.
Affiliations
  • National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
  • Yokohama City University (JP)
  • Tokyo Women's Medical University (JP)
Corresponding author
Goto, Atsushi
Venue
Journal of the American Heart Association
Published
2016-03-09
Volume
5
Issue
3
Pages
e002875-e002875
ISSN
2047-9980 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2296265755
Cited by
67
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Journal of the American Heart Association (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
  • University of Toyama
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (15H04779)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
severe hypoglycemia, cardiovascular risk, type 2 diabetes, Japanese patients, Asian populations, cardiovascular events, hypoglycemia prevention
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Blood Glucose, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Humans, Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemic Agents, Japan, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Biomarkers, Multivariate Analysis, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk Assessment, Asian People, Young Adult, Propensity Score

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