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. 2019 Dec 20;11(2):369–386. doi: 10.1007/s13300-019-00747-3

Table 2.

Renal outcomes in SGLT-2 inhibitor cardiovascular outcome trials

Trial Composite renal outcome measure Progression of albuminuria eGFR/creatinine Incidence of ESRD Death from a renal cause

EMPA-REG OUTCOME (empagliflozin)

n = 7020

Empagliflozin: 12.7%

Placebo: 18.8%

(HR 0.61)

Empagliflozin: 11.2%

Placebo: 16.2%

(HR 0.62)

Empagliflozin: 1.5%

Placebo: 2.6%

(HR 0.56)

Empagliflozin: 0.3%

Placebo: 0.6%

(HR 0.45)

Empagliflozin: 0.1%

Placebo: 0.0%

CANVAS Program (canagliflozin)

n = 10,142

Canagliflozin: 5.5a

Placebo: 9.0a

(HR 0.60)

New macroalbuminuria:

Canagliflozin: 15.1a

Placebo: 27.6a

(HR 0.58)

Canagliflozin: 5.3a

Placebo: 8.7a

(HR 0.60)

Canagliflozin: 0.4a

Placebo: 0.6a

(HR 0.77)

Canagliflozin: 0.0a

Placebo: 0.2a

CREDENCE trial (canagliflozin)

n = 4402

Canagliflozin: 11.1%

Placebo: 15.5%

(HR 0.70)

Mean urinary ACR 31% less versus placebo

Canagliflozin: 5.4%

Placebo: 8.6%

(HR 0.60)

Canagliflozin: 5.3%

Placebo: 7.5%

(HR 0.68)

Canagliflozin: 0.1%

Placebo: 0.2%

DECLARE-TIMI 58 (dapagliflozin)

n = 17,600

Dapagliflozin: 1.5%

Placebo: 2.8%

(HR 0.53)

Mean urinary ACR 29% less versus placebo

Dapagliflozin: 1.4%

Placebo: 2.6%

(HR 0.54)

Dapagliflozin: 0.1%

Placebo: 0.2%

(HR 0.31)

Dapagliflozin: 0.1%

Placebo: 0.1%

(HR 0.60)

DAPA-HF (dapagliflozin)

n = 4744

Dapagliflozin: 1.2%

Placebo: 1.6%

(HR 0.71)

Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported

The number of participants in each trial is denoted by n

eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, ESRD end-stage renal disease, HR hazard ratio, ACR albumin-to-creatinine ratio

aResults presented as the number of participants with an event per 1000 patient years