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. 2023 May 26;60(8):1119–1151. doi: 10.1007/s00592-023-02107-x
No. of studies Risk of bias Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Other considerations Certainty Proportion of events Relative effects (95% CI) Absolute effects
Intervention Control
Worsening albuminuria
Metformin
Pioglitazone
Insulin-secretagogues
DPP-4i
23,471 (2 RCTs) Not serious Seriousd Not serious Seriousa Strong association ⨁⨁⨁◯ MODERATA 2125/11697 (18.2%) 1864/11774 (15.8%) OR 0.85 (0.76 to 0.95) 182 per 1.000 23 lower per 1.000 (from 37 to 8 lower)
GLP-1 RA
42,093 (5 RCTs) Not serious Seriousd Not serious Not serious None ⨁⨁⨁◯ MODERATA 1208/21057 (5.7%) 1006/21036 (4.8%) OR 0.81 (0.66 to 1.00) 57 per 1.000 10 lower per 1.000 (from 19 to 0 lower)
SGLT-2i
42,837 (5 RCTs) Not serious Seriousd Not serious Not serious VERY strong association ⨁⨁⨁⨁ HIGH 3456/18095 (19.1%) 3594/24742 (14.5%) OR 0.67 (0.55 to 0.80) 191 per 1.000 54 lower per 1.000 (from 76 to 32 lower)
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
Insulin