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Table 1 Baseline characteristics among study cohorts before and after propensity score matching

From: The association between SGLT2 inhibitors and new-onset arrhythmias: a nationwide population-based longitudinal cohort study

 

Before PSM

After PSM

Non-SGLT2i

SGLT2i

ASD

Non-SGLT2i

SGLT2i

ASD

N = 319,848

N = 79,962

N = 79,150

N = 79,150

Year of T2DM diagnosis

  

0.000

  

0.082

 2004

29,528 (9.23%)

7382 (9.23%)

 

7643 (9.66%)

7311 (9.24%)

 

 2005

25,620 (8.01%)

6405 (8.01%)

 

6515 (8.23%)

6347 (8.02%)

 

 2006

25,508 (7.98%)

6377 (7.98%)

 

6586 (8.32%)

6322 (7.99%)

 

 2007

26,372 (8.25%)

6593 (8.25%)

 

6646 (8.4%)

6518 (8.23%)

 

 2008

26,040 (8.14%)

6510 (8.14%)

 

6594 (8.33%)

6454 (8.15%)

 

 2009

26,920 (8.42%)

6730 (8.42%)

 

6653 (8.41%)

6664 (8.42%)

 

 2010

24,684 (7.72%)

6171 (7.72%)

 

5948 (7.51%)

6102 (7.71%)

 

 2011

23,324 (7.29%)

5831 (7.29%)

 

5577 (7.05%)

5761 (7.28%)

 

 2012

22,500 (7.03%)

5625 (7.03%)

 

5312 (6.71%)

5562 (7.03%)

 

 2013

21,528 (6.73%)

5382 (6.73%)

 

5123 (6.47%)

5317 (6.72%)

 

 2014

19,976 (6.25%)

4994 (6.25%)

 

4574 (5.78%)

4941 (6.24%)

 

 2015

18,872 (5.90%)

4718 (5.90%)

 

4491 (5.67%)

4661 (5.89%)

 

 2016

17,108 (5.35%)

4277 (5.35%)

 

4356 (5.50%)

4244 (5.36%)

 

 2017

11,868 (3.71%)

2967 (3.71%)

 

3132 (3.96%)

2946 (3.72%)

 

Sex

  

0.000

  

0.014

 Male

179,252 (56.04%)

44,813 (56.04%)

 

44,751 (56.54%)

44,360 (56.05%)

 

 Female

140,596 (43.96%)

35,149 (43.96%)

 

34,399 (43.46%)

34,790 (43.95%)

 

Age

  

0.000

  

0.039

 < 50

99,056 (30.97%)

24,764 (30.97%)

 

24,179 (30.55%)

24,471 (30.92%)

 

 50–60

105,012 (32.83%)

26,253 (32.83%)

 

26,379 (33.33%)

26,037 (32.90%)

 

 60–70

87,708 (27.42%)

21,927 (27.42%)

 

21,897 (27.67%)

21,705 (27.42%)

 

 ≥ 70

28,072 (8.78%)

7018 (8.78%)

 

6695 (8.46%)

6937 (8.76%)

 

Comorbidities

      

 Hypertension

155,971 (48.76%)

47,428 (59.31%)

0.213

47,636 (60.18%)

46,839 (59.18%)

0.021

 Hyperlipidemia

163,107 (51.00%)

55,788 (69.77%)

0.391

57,253 (72.33%)

55,107 (69.62%)

0.060

 Cirrhosis

7638 (2.39%)

2152 (2.69%)

0.019

2070 (2.62%)

2117 (2.67%)

0.004

 COPD

8870 (2.77%)

2009 (2.51%)

0.016

1932 (2.44%)

1983 (2.51%)

0.004

 Sleep apnea

1516 (0.47%)

584 (0.73%)

0.033

512 (0.65%)

561 (0.71%)

0.008

Concurrent medication

 NSIADs (exclude aspirin)

68,643 (21.46%)

16,491 (20.62%)

0.021

16,423 (20.75%)

16,349 (20.66%)

0.002

 Systemic corticosteroids

17,933 (5.61%)

4258 (5.33%)

0.012

4192 (5.3%)

4203 (5.31%)

0.001

 PPIs

20,853 (6.52%)

5043 (6.31%)

0.009

4860 (6.14%)

4984 (6.3%)

0.006

 H2 receptor inhibitors

37,135 (11.61%)

9502 (11.88%)

0.008

9262 (11.7%)

9391 (11.86%)

0.005

 Aspirins

49,502 (15.48%)

18,635 (23.30%)

0.199

17,980 (22.72%)

18,278 (23.09%)

0.009

 Biguanides

141,971 (44.39%)

54,094 (67.65%)

0.482

55,453 (70.06%)

53,339 (67.39%)

0.058

 Sulfonylureas

95,541 (29.87%)

37,970 (47.49%)

0.368

38,563 (48.72%)

37,359 (47.2%)

0.030

 Alpha glucosidase inhibitors

27,832 (8.7%)

16,654 (20.83%)

0.347

15,144 (19.13%)

16,149 (20.4%)

0.032

 Thiazolidinediones

26,241 (8.2%)

14,809 (18.52%)

0.307

13,905 (17.57%)

14,393 (18.18%)

0.016

 DPP4is

54,820 (17.14%)

34,119 (42.67%)

0.581

32,709 (41.33%)

33,358 (42.15%)

0.017

 Insulin

23,666 (7.40%)

14,210 (17.77%)

0.317

13,001 (16.43%)

13,716 (17.33%)

0.024

 Alpha-blockers

9202 (2.88%)

2590 (3.24%)

0.021

2522 (3.19%)

2564 (3.24%)

0.003

 Beta-blockers

64,898 (20.29%)

21,416 (26.78%)

0.153

20,747 (26.21%)

21,057 (26.6%)

0.009

 CCBs

76,458 (23.90%)

19,026 (23.79%)

0.003

19,097 (24.13%)

18,848 (23.81%)

0.007

 ACEIs

17,276 (5.40%)

5415 (6.77%)

0.057

5403 (6.83%)

5349 (6.76%)

0.003

 ARBs

119,902 (37.49%)

42,612 (53.29%)

0.321

42,504 (53.7%)

41,975 (53.03%)

0.013

 Statins

148,755 (46.51%)

57,867 (72.37%)

0.546

58,549 (73.97%)

57,092 (72.13%)

0.042

  1. The comorbidities were defined by disease diagnosis (ICD-9 or ICD-10) that listed in Additional file 1: Table S1
  2. PSM propensity score matching, SGLT2i Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, ASD absolute standardized difference, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PVD peripheral vascular disease, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, NSIAD non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, PPI proton pump inhibitor, DPP-4i dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor, CCB calcium channel blocker, ACEI angiotension-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker