Cochrane · systematic review · CD015588

Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes

Natale, P, Tunnicliffe, DJ, Toyama, T, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024 · Cochrane Library

Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 42.9%High 4 · 57.1%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors versus placebo for people with diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Population: people with CKD and diabetes
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
All‐cause death median
Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors vs placebo
RR 0.86 [0.81, 0.92]20 studies · 44397 participantsHigh
3P‐MACE median
Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors vs placebo
RR 0.89 [0.81, 0.98]7 studies · 38320 participantsModerate
Downgraded: inconsistency
4P‐MACE median
Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors vs placebo
RR 0.82 [0.7, 0.96]4 studies · 23539 participantsModerate
Downgraded: inconsistency
Kidney composite outcome median
Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors vs placebo
RR 0.68 [0.59, 0.78]7 studies · 36380 participantsHigh
Kidney failure median
Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors vs placebo
RR 0.7 [0.62, 0.79]6 studies · 11232 participantsHigh
Hypoglycaemia requiring third‐party assistance median
Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors vs placebo
RR 0.75 [0.65, 0.88]14 studies · 26478 participantsHigh
Diabetic ketoacidosis median
Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors vs placebo
RR 2.05 [1.34, 3.14]13 studies · 38710 participantsModerate
Downgraded: inconsistency