Efficacy and safety of sitagliptin compared with sulfonylurea therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes showing inadequately controlled glycosylated hemoglobin with metformin monotherapy: A meta-analysis

Autor: Liqiong Hou, Yiyi Zhang, Tieyun Zhao, Yunhui Liu
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
ISSN: 1792-0981
Popis: Previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have reported conflicting results for the efficacy of sitagliptin and sulfonylurea therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus showing inadequate glycemic control with metformin monotherapy. To clarify these findings, a meta-analysis was conducted of the outcomes of all published RCTs comparing sitagliptin with sulfonylureas in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Standard medical databases were searched to identify relevant English- and Chinese-language RCTs. RCT results were compared regarding the mean change in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level; the proportion achieving
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