Skip to main content
. 2016 Jun 27;7(3):411–438. doi: 10.1007/s13300-016-0180-0

Table 2.

Overview of studies reporting NICE Composite endpoint in real-world evidence studies

Code Intervention Mean baseline HbA1c (SD), % N Follow-up duration (months) NICE composite endpointb achieved
Full-text publications
 Nyeland et al. 2015 [58] Liraglutide 8.8 (1.9) 287 6 25.10%
Sitagliptin 8.6 (1.5) 2781 10.4%a
 Heymann et al. 2014 [51] Liraglutide 9.7 (NA) 1101 6 20.10%
 Russo et al. 2015 [44] Liraglutide 8.2 (1.3) 115 12 47%
 Evans et al. 2014 [33] Liraglutide 9.6 (0.5) 229 12 32%
Exenatide 9.8 (0.8) 148 24%
DPP-4i 8.1 (0.4) 710 64%
 Evans et al. 2013 [32] Exenatide BID 9.6 (0.5) 148 12

3 months: 27%

6 months: 24%

9 months: 26%

12 months: 25%

Audit end: 21%

Liraglutide 9.8 (0.8) 256

3 months: 35%

6 months: 32%

9 months: 31%

12 months: 29%

Audit end: 28%

DPP-4i (sitagliptin, saxagliptin, or vildagliptin) 8.1(0.4) 710

3 months: 59%

6 months: 61%

9 months: 52%

12 months: 54%

Audit end: 57%

Conference abstracts
 Heymann et al. 2013 [80] Liraglutide 8.7 (1.3) 453 6 20.10%
 Karasik et al. 2013 [81] Liraglutide 8.57 (1.20) 614 6 16.90%
 Fatima et al. 2014 [82] Liraglutide 8.7 (NA) 43 6 42%
 Mattson et al. 2015 [79] Liraglutide 7.69 (1.43) 180 6 27%
Sitagliptin 7.53 (1.50) 208 10%

BID twice daily, DPP-4i dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, N number of patients, NA not available, NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, SD standard deviation

a P < 0.001

bPercentage of patients with HbA1c reduction ≥1% and weight reduction ≥3%