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Table 4 Incidence and incidence rates of primary, secondary, and tertiary endpoints

From: Cardiovascular safety with linagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a pre-specified, prospective, and adjudicated meta-analysis of a phase 3 programme

 

Linagliptin

(n= 3319)

Active comparators*

(n= 943)

Placebo

(n= 977)

Total comparators

(n= 1920)

 

Incidence n (%)

Incidence rate (per 1000 years)

Incidence n (%)

Incidence rate (per 1000 years)

Incidence n (%)

Incidence rate (per 1000 years)

Incidence n (%)

Incidence rate (per 1000 years)

Primary endpoints:

        

   CV death, stroke, MI, or UAP with hospitalization

11 (0.3)

5.3

20 (2.1)

21.2

3 (0.3)

7.0

23 (1.2)

16.8

Secondary endpoints:

        

   CV death, stroke, or MI

10 (0.3)

4.8

18 (1.9)

19.1

2 (0.2)

4.7

20 (1.0)

14.6

   All major CV events

26 (0.8)

12.6

26 (2.8)

27.6

6 (0.6)

14.1

32 (1.7)

23.4

   FDA-custom MACE

9 (0.3)

4.3

16 (1.7)

16.9

3 (0.3)

7.0

19 (1.0)

13.9

Tertiary endpoints:

        

   CV death

2 (0.06)

1.0

2 (0.2)

2.1

0

0

2 (0.1)

1.5

   MI

6 (0.2)

2.9

6 (0.6)

6.3

1 (0.1)

2.3

7 (0.4)

5.1

   Stroke

2 (0.06)

1.0

10 (1.1)

10.6

1 (0.1)

2.3

11 (0.6)

8.0

   TIA

1 (0.03)

0.5

3 (0.3)

3.2

1 (0.1)

2.3

4 (0.2)

2.9

   UAP with hospitalization

1 (0.03)

0.5

2 (0.2)

2.1

1 (0.1)

2.3

3 (0.2)

2.2

   UAP without hospitalization

1 (0.03)

0.5

1 (0.1)

1.1

0

0

1 (0.05)

0.7

   SAP

13 (0.4)

6.3

5 (0.5)

5.3

3 (0.3)

7.0

8 (0.4)

5.8

   Total mortality

4 (0.1)

1.9

3 (0.3)

3.2

0

0

3 (0.2)

2.2

  1. *Glimepiride (n = 781), voglibose (n = 162).
  2. CV, cardiovascular; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; MACE, major adverse CV events; MI, myocardial infarction; SAP, stable angina pectoris; TIA, transient ischaemic attack; UAP, unstable angina pectoris.