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Table 1 Risk of amputation, PAD and DF events in patients with SGLT2i treatment

From: SGLT2 inhibitors and lower limb complications: an updated meta‐analysis

Subgroup

No. of participants

(SGLT2i/control)

OR

95% CI

P value

I2 (%)

Risk of amputation by SGLT2i subtypes

 In total*

40,925/33,414

1.23

1.08, 1.40

0.002

2

 Canagliflozin*

7992/6543

1.60

1.04, 2.46

0.03

67

 Dapagliflozin

13,394/13,236

1.08

0.85, 1.37

0.54

0

 Empagliflozin

7101/4467

1.07

0.76, 1.49

0.71

0

 Ertugliflozin

5493/2745

1.24

0.87, 1.76

0.23

NA

 Sotagliflozin

6945/6423

1.08

0.68, 1.70

0.75

0

Risk of amputation by study types

 CVOT and ROT*

39,025/32,473

1.23

1.07, 1.40

0.003

29

 Efficacy and safety evaluation

1900/941

1.74

0.36, 8.39

0.49

0

Risk of amputation by population

 DM only*

34,872/27,196

1.24

1.08, 1.42

0.002

14

 Including patients without DM

6383/6386

1.08

0.62, 1.88

0.78

0

Risk of amputation by control types

 Active agent

551/267

1.46

0.06, 35.90

0.82

NA

 Placebo*

40,374/33,147

1.23

1.08, 1.40

0.002

9

Risk of amputation by study duration

 < 26 weeks

300/148

2.49

0.12, 52.14

0.56

0

 26–52 weeks

2205/1404

2.34

0.58, 9.52

0.23

0

 > 52 weeks*

33,129/26,576

1.24

1.08, 1.43

0.002

33

Risk of PAD by SGLT2i subtypes

 In total*

36,446/28,685

1.21

1.03, 1.42

0.02

0

 Canagliflozin*

10,467/7967

1.53

1.14, 2.05

0.005

0

 Dapagliflozin

15,668/14,657

1.03

0.81, 1.30

0.83

0

 Empagliflozin

7999/4558

1.26

0.88, 1.78

0.20

0

 Ertugliflozin

1613/800

1.50

0.30, 7.43

0.62

0

 Sotagliflozin

699/703

0.33

0.01, 8.23

0.50

NA

Risk of PAD by study types

 CVOT and ROT*

25,773/21,964

1.24

1.05, 1.46

0.01

6

 Efficacy and safety evaluation

10,673/6721

0.96

0.55, 1.68

0.90

0

Risk of PAD by population

 DM only*

31,926/24,166

1.23

1.03, 1.45

0.02

0

 Including patients without DM

4520/4519

1.10

0.67, 1.79

0.71

0

Risk of PAD by control types

 Active agent

3856/2619

1.00

0.33, 3.06

1.00

0

 Placebo*

32,590/26,066

1.22

1.03, 1.43

0.02

0

Risk of PAD by study duration

 < 26 weeks

5043/3159

0.91

0.43, 1.90

0.80

0

 26–52 weeks

2766/1725

1.70

0.50, 5.76

0.40

0

 > 52 weeks*

28,637/23,801

1.22

1.03, 1.44

0.02

0

Risk of DF by SGLT2i subtypes

 In total

31,907/25,570

1.24

0.93, 1.64

0.14

0

 Canagliflozin

9139/7115

1.55

0.94, 2.54

0.09

0

 Dapagliflozin

14,638/13,809

1.20

0.79, 1.83

0.40

0

 Empagliflozin

7029/4055

0.90

0.48, 1.67

0.74

0

Ertugliflozin

1201/591

1.48

0.15, 14.28

0.73

0

Risk of DF by study types

 CVOT and ROT

25,773/21,964

1.23

0.91, 1.66

0.17

0

 Efficacy and safety evaluation

6134/3606

1.26

0.55, 2.92

0.59

0

Risk of DF by population

 DM only

27,387/21,051

1.28

0.95, 1.72

0.11

0

 Including patients without DM

4520/4519

0.89

0.34, 2.31

0.81

0

 Risk of DF by control types

 Active agent

4173/2467

1.54

0.44, 5.34

0.50

0

 Placebo

27,734/23,103

1.22

0.91, 1.63

0.18

0

Risk of DF by study duration

 < 26 weeks

1131/562

1.49

0.23, 9.51

0.67

0

 26–52 weeks

2940/1614

1.51

0.44, 5.16

0.51

0

 > 52 weeks

27,836/23,394

1.22

0.91, 1.63

0.19

0

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. PAD peripheral arterial disease, SGLT2i sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor, DF diabetic foot, DM diabetes mellitus, CVOT cardiovascular outcome trial, ROT renal outcome trial, OR odd ratio, CI confidence interval, NA not applicable