Glucagon-like peptide-1 mimetics, optimal for Asian type 2 diabetes patients with and without overweight/obesity: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 22;7(1):15997. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16018-9.

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are desirable for diabetes, especially in patients with overweight/obesity. We aimed to determine whether GLP-1RAs exhibit different glucose-lowering efficacies between Asian type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with and without overweight/obesity. Randomized controlled trials were searched in EMBASE, MEDLINE, CENTRAL, and ClinicalTrials.gov. Studies published in English with treatment duration ≥12 weeks and information on HbA1c changes were included. The studies were divided into normal body mass index (BMI) and overweight/obese groups according to baseline BMI. Among 3190 searched studies, 20 trials were included in the meta-analysis. The standardized mean differences in HbA1c change, fasting glucose change, and postprandial glucose change were equivalent between normal BMI and overweight/obese studies (p > 0.05). The relative risk of HbA1c < 6.5% target achievement in normal BMI trials (7.93; 95% confidence interval: 3.27, 19.20) was superior to that in overweight/obesity trials (2.23; 1.67, 2.97), with a significant difference (p = 0.020). Body weight loss (p = 0.572) and hypoglycemic risk(p = 0.920) were similar in the two groups. The glucose-lowering effects of GLP-1RAs were equivalent among Asian T2D patients. With their advantages for weight-loss or weight-maintenance, GLP-1RAs are optimal medicines for Asian T2D patients with and without overweight/obesity.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Asian People
  • Blood Glucose / drug effects
  • Body Weight / drug effects
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy*
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / analogs & derivatives
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Obesity / drug therapy
  • Overweight / drug therapy
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Weight Loss / drug effects

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1