Table 3.
Observational studies
S. No | Ref. | Design | Inclusion criteria | Age (yr) | Male gender | Sample size | SGLT-2 inhibitor | Follow-up duration |
1 | Ohki et al[15], 2016 | Prospective study | Type 2 diabetes with NAFLD treated with GLP-1 analogues or DPP-4 inhibitors and failed to normalise serum ALT levels | 54.2 (49.3-60.1) | 19 (79.2%) | 24 | Ipragliflozin 25-50 mg daily | 320 d (302-329) |
2 | Seko et al[16], 2016 | Retrospective cohort study | Type 2 diabetes with NAFLD | SGLT-2 inhibitor arm: 60.3 (1.8) | SGLT-2 inhibitor arm: 9 (37.5%) | 24 (SGLT-2 inhibitor); 21 (Sitagliptin ) | Canagliflozin 100 mg (n = 18) or Ipragliflozin 50 mg daily (n = 6) | 24 wk |
Sitagliptin arm: 59.4 (3.7) | Sitagliptin arm: 8 (38.1%) | |||||||
3 | Gautam et al[17], 2018 | Prospective study | Type 2 diabetes with NAFLD | - | - | 32 | Canagliflozin 100 mg daily | 24 wk |
4 | Sumida et al[18], 2018 | Prospective study | Age > 20 yr, HbA1c > 6.5% to < 8.5%, NAFLD | 55.4 (13.6) | 28 (70%) | 40 | Luseogliflozin 2.5 mg daily | 24 wk |
NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; SGLT-2: Sodium glucose cotransporter-2; GLP-1: Glucagon like peptide-1; DPP-4: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4.