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Table 4 Estimates of effects and quality ratings for comparison of drugs to prevent cardiorenal outcomes

From: Network meta-analysis on the effects of finerenone versus SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists on cardiovascular and renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease

Comparison

Direct evidence

Indirect evidence

Network meta-analysis

RR [95% CI]

Quality of evidence

RR [95% CI]

Quality of evidence

RR [95% CI]

Quality of evidence

MACE

SGLT2i vs Placebo

0.83 (0.77,0.90)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.84 (0.78,0.90)

High

GLP-1 RA vs Placebo

0.86 (0.78,0.94)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.86 (0.78,0.94)

High

Finerenone vs Placebo

0.89 (0.75,1.05)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.88 (0.80,0.97)

High

GLP-1 RA vs SGLT2i

–

–

1.03 (0.91,1.16)

Moderateb

1.03 (0.91,1.16)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs SGLT2i

–

–

1.06 (0.88,1.28)

Moderateb

1.05 (0.93,1.19)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs GLP-1 RA

–

–

1.03 (0.90,1.17)

High

1.03 (0.90,1.17)

High

Renal outcome

SGLT2i vs Placebo

0.67 (0.60,0.74)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.67 (0.60,0.74)

High

GLP-1 RA vs Placebo

0.90 (0.80,1.02)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.90 (0.80,1.02)

High

Finerenone vs Placebo

0.86 (0.79,0.93)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.86 (0.79,0.93)

High

GLP-1 RA vs SGLT2i

–

–

1.36 (1.16,1.59)

Moderateb

1.36 (1.16,1.59)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs SGLT2i

–

–

1.29 (1.13,1.47)

Moderateb

1.29 (1.13,1.47)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs GLP-1 RA

–

–

0.95 (0.82,1.10)

High

0.95 (0.82,1.10)

High

HHF

SGLT2i vs Placebo

0.60 (0.53,0.68)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.60 (0.53,0.68)

High

GLP-1 RA vs Placebo

0.90 (0.74,1.09)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.90 (0.73,1.09)

High

Finerenone vs Placebo

0.79 (0.67,0.92)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.79 (0.67,0.92)

High

GLP-1 RA vs SGLT2i

–

–

1.49 (1.18,1.89)

Moderateb

1.49 (1.18,1.89)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs SGLT2i

–

–

1.31 (1.07,1.61)

Moderateb

1.31 (1.07,1.61)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs GLP-1 RA

–

–

0.88 (0.68,1.14)

High

0.88 (0.68,1.14)

High

CVD

SGLT2i vs Placebo

0.86 (0.77,0.96)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.86 (0.77,0.96)

High

GLP-1 RA vs Placebo

0.90 (0.75,1.08)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.90 (0.75,1.08)

High

Finerenone vs Placebo

0.88 (0.76,1.02)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.88 (0.76,1.02)

High

GLP-1 RA vs SGLT2i

–

–

1.04 (0.85,1.29)

Moderateb

1.04 (0.85,1.29)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs SGLT2i

–

–

1.02 (0.85,1.23)

Moderateb

1.02 (0.85,1.23)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs GLP-1 RA

–

–

0.98 (0.78,1.23)

High

0.98 (0.78,1.23)

High

ACD

SGLT2i vs Placebo

0.90 (0.81,0.99)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.89 (0.81,0.99)

High

GLP-1 RA vs Placebo

0.89 (0.78,1.02)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.89 (0.77,1.02)

High

Finerenone vs Placebo

0.90 (0.80,1.00)

High

Not estimablea

–

0.90 (0.80,1.00)

High

GLP-1 RA vs SGLT2i

–

–

0.99 (0.84,1.18)

Moderateb

0.99 (0.84,1.18)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs SGLT2i

–

–

1.00 (0.86,1.16)

Moderateb

1.00 (0.86,1.16)

Moderateb

Finerenone vs GLP-1 RA

–

–

1.01 (0.85,1.20)

High

1.01 (0.85,1.20)

High

  1. aCannot be estimated because the drug was not connected in a loop in the evidence network
  2. bIntransitivity