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. 2017 May 23;8(32):53028–53040. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.18081

Table 2. Incidence and risk of acute kidney injury associated with different DPP4 inhibitor use among diabetic participants.

Crude Model† Fully adjusted Model*
Variables Number of event Duration (person-years) Incidence density (per 1000 year) HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Incidence of acute kidney injury
Non-DPP4i users 2118 299800.0 7.1 1.00 - 1.00 -
DPP4i users 1304 309331.9 4.2 0.59 0.55 ∼ 0.63a 0.57 0.53 ∼ 0.61a
Non-DPP4i users 1623 227513.2 7.1 1.00 - 1.00 -
Sitagliptin users 1191 238378.6 5.0 0.69 0.64 ∼ 0.75a 0.66 0.61 ∼ 0.71a
Non-DPP4i users 291 43454.3 6.7 1.00 - 1.00 -
Vildagliptin users 54 42360.3 1.3 0.19 0.14 ∼ 0.25a 0.19 0.14 ∼ 0.25a
Non-DPP4i users 204 28832.6 7.1 1.00 - 1.00 -
Saxagliptin users 59 28593.0 2.1 0.29 0.22 ∼ 0.39a 0.28 0.21 ∼ 0.38a
Incident dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury
Non-DPP4i users 469 302235.0 1.6 1.00 - 1.00 -
DPP4i users 289 310358.4 0.9 0.60 0.51 ∼ 0.69a 0.57 0.49 ∼ 0.66a
Non-DPP4i users 363 229363.8 1.6 1.00 - 1.00 -
Sitagliptin users 265 239362.7 1.1 0.69 0.59 ∼ 0.81a 0.66 0.56 ∼ 0.78a
Non-DPP4i users 63 43807.5 1.4 1.00 - 1.00 -
Vildagliptin users 12 42376.9 0.3 0.20 0.11 ∼ 0.37a 0.20 0.10 ∼ 0.37a
Non-DPP4i users 43 29063.7 1.5 1.00 - 1.00 -
Saxagliptin users 12 28618.8 0.4 0.28 0.15 ∼ 0.53b 0.30 0.16 ∼ 0.57b

a p < 0.0001; b p < 0.01

† Calculated by stratified Cox proportional regression

* Adjusted for age, gender, all comorbidities, and medications

CI, confidence interval; DPP4i, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor; HR, hazard ratio.