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Published in final edited form as: J Diabetes Complications. 2020 Aug 5;34(11):107706. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2020.107706

Table 3.

Crude and Adjusted Hazard Ratio (HR) Estimates for Incident Liver Cirrhosis under Alternative Outcome Definitions (365-Day Washout Period, As-Treated Analysis, 1% Asymmetric Propensity Score Trimming)

High Specificity Definitionsa High Sensitivity Definitionsa

Comparison Cohort Number of Patients Crude Incidence Rate, per 1,000 Person-Years Crude HR (95% CI) PS-weighted HR (95% CI) Crude Incidence Rate, per 1,000 Person-Years Crude HR (95% CI) PS-weighted HR (95% CI)
DPP4i vs. TZD

Lapointe et al, 2018 DPP4i 69027 2.8 (2.4–3.2) 1.09 (0.86–1.39) 1.15 (0.89–1.50) 6.2 (5.7–6.8) 1.34 (1.13–1.59) 1.38 (1.14–1.66)
Definitions 1 & 2 TZD 34464 2.6 (2.1–3.1) 4.6 (4.0–5.4)

Nehra et al, 2013 DPP4i 69027 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 1.03 (0.69–1.52) 1.03 (0.68–1.56) 6.9 (6.3–7.5) 1.20 (1.02–1.40) 1.25 (1.05–1.48)
Definitions 3 & 4 TZD 34464 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 5.8 (5.1–6.6)

GLP1RA vs. TZD

Lapointe et al, 2018 GLP1RA 10728 3.6 (2.5–5.2) 1.41 (0.95–2.11) 1.34 (0.82–2.20) 7.0 (5.4–9.1) 1.37 (1.03–1.83) 1.21 (0.85–1.70)
Definitions 1 & 2 TZD 41745 2.6 (2.2–3.2) 4.9 (4.3–5.6)

Nehra et al, 2013 GLP1RA 10728 1.9 (1.2–3.2) 1.93 (1.09–3.41) 1.77 (0.79–3.97) 8.3 (6.5–10.5) 1.32 (1.02–1.73) 1.19 (0.86–1.65)
Definitions 3 & 4 TZD 41745 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 5.9 (5.3–6.7)

SGLT2i vs. TZD

Lapointe et al, 2018 SGLT2i 7849 1.7 (0.8–3.6) 0.91 (0.38–2.21) 1.16 (0.44–3.08) 7.8 (5.5–11.1) 1.48 (0.92–2.39) 1.64 (0.94–2.86)
Definitions 1 & 2 TZD 10980 2.0 (1.2–3.2) 4.8 (3.6–6.6)

Nehra et al, 2013 SGLT2i 7849 0.7 (0.2–2.3) 1.04 (0.26–4.17) 1.99 (0.49–8.02) 7.8 (5.5–11.1) 1.28 (0.81–2.04) 1.38 (0.80–2.38)
Definitions 3 & 4 TZD 10980 0.8 (0.4–1.7) 5.5 (4.2–7.4)

Abbreviations: SGLT2i, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors; DPP4i, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors; GLP1RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists; TZD, thiazolidinediones; IQR, interquartile range; PS, propensity score; AT, as-treated; IT, initial treatment (similar to intention-to-treat approach in randomized controlled trials)

a.

Definition 1: 456.1; 571.2; 571.5; INPATIENT ONLY (specificity 91–96%; sensitivity 57–77%)

Definition 2: 456.1; 571.2; 571.5; INPATIENT (INPT) & OUTPATIENT (OUTPT) (specificity 61–77%; sensitivity 98–99%)

Definition 3: 456.0; 456.2; 456.21; 572.4; INPT/OUTPT (specificity 98.3%; sensitivity 11.3%)

Definition 4: 456.0; 456.1; 456.2; 456.21; 571.2; 571.5; 572.2; 572.3; 572.4; 567.23; INPT/OUTPT (specificity 43%; sensitivity 97.7%)