R e v i e w s / C o m m e n t a r i e s / A D A S t a t e m e n t s A Systematic Review of Drug Therapy to Delay or Prevent Type 2 Diabetes AJ PADWAL, MD JANICE VARNEY, MLIS
potentially limiting factors to widespread
UMIT R. MAJUMDAR, MD FINLAY A. MCALISTER, MD EFF A. JOHNSON, PHD
type 2 diabetes may be an important ther-apeutic modality in those patients in
OBJECTIVE — To systematically review the evidence for the prevention of type 2 diabetes by
whom lifestyle interventions fail, are not
sufficiently potent, or are not feasible. Anumber of different drug classes have
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS — Randomized controlled trials and cohort
studies examining the effect of oral hypoglycemic agents, antiobesity agents, antihypertensive
portant distinction is whether such agents
agents, statins, fibrates, and estrogen on the incidence of type 2 diabetes were identified from
MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry, and searches of reference lists.
Two reviewers independently assessed studies for inclusion and performed data extraction.
term delay in the biochemical diagnosis of
— Ten studies of oral hypoglycemic agents and 15 studies of nonoral hypoglycemic
agents were found. Oral hypoglycemic agents and orlistat are the only drugs that have been
studied in randomized controlled trials with diabetes incidence as the primary end point. In the
are sustained, cost-effective, and free of
largest studies of 2.5– 4.0 years’ duration, metformin (relative risk [RR] 0.69, 95% CI 0.57–
0.83), acarbose (0.75, 0.63– 0.90), troglitazone (0.45, 0.25– 0.83), and orlistat (hazard ratio
this systematic review to evaluate the cur-
[HR] 0.63, 95% CI 0.46 – 0.86) have all been shown to decrease diabetes incidence compared
rent evidence for the prevention of type 2
with placebo; however, follow-up rates varied from 43 to 96%. Current evidence for statins,
diabetes by pharmacological therapies.
fibrates, antihypertensive agents, and estrogen is inconclusive. In addition, the critical questionof whether drugs are preventing, or simply delaying, onset of diabetes remains unresolved. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS CONCLUSIONS
— Currently, no single agent can be definitively recommended for diabetes
prevention. Future studies should be designed with diabetes incidence as the primary outcome
and should be of sufficient duration to differentiate between genuine diabetes prevention as
controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort stud-
opposed to simple delay or masking of this condition.
ies examining the effects of drug therapyon the subsequent incidence of type 2 di-
Diabetes Care 28:736 –744, 2005
abetes. We searched the Cochrane Con-trolled Trials Registry (first quarter,2004), MEDLINE (1966 to June, week 3,
Diabetes currently affects an esti- sive lifestyle interventions, primarily in 2004),andEMBASE(1980toweek26,
2004). Reference lists of original studies
(IGT), may decrease the incidence of type
diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death
$132 billion in direct and indirect costs in
beneficial effects on the entire cardiovas-
the number of global cases of diabetes by
cular risk profile as well as noncardiovas-
ported, or provided sufficient data to cal-
2030 (1), the development of effective di-
cular benefits related to weight loss and
culate, type 2 diabetes incidence using an
intention-to-treat analysis. In studies with
multiple interventions, only the results of
and feasibility in a nontrial setting remain
drug intervention arms compared with aplacebo or control group were included.
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From the 1Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; the 2Institute of Health
Economics, Edmonton, Canada; and the 3Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta,
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Raj Padwal, Department of Medicine, 2E3.22 Walter C.
Mackenzie HSC, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112th St., Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2B7. E-mail:[email protected].
Received for publication 13 October 2004 and accepted in revised form 12 December 2004.
search, a specific search for the following
Abbreviations: DPP, Diabetes Prevention Program; IGT, impaired glucose tolerance; RCT, randomized
controlled trial; STOP-NIDDM, Study To Prevent Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.
Additional information for this article can be found in an online appendix at http://care.diabetesjournals.
2005 by the American Diabetes Association.
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(hereafter, referred to as “statins”), estro-
0.69, 95% CI 0.57– 0.83); metformin was
Thiazolidinediones. While the Trogli-
blockers, diuretics, and ␣-blockers. Arti-
yses, the benefits of metformin were pri-
(RR 0.45, 95% CI 0.25– 0.83) with trogli-
cles were excluded if the intervention was
marily observed in patients Ͻ60 years of
tested in patients with preexisting diabe-
age (RR 0.66, 95% CI 0.40 – 0.79 for pa-
tes, the sample size was Ͻ50 patients, the
tients 25– 44 years old) and patients with
kg [95% CI 0.8 –1.4]), the nearly 33% at-
citation was a review or duplicate article,
a BMI Ն35 kg/m2 (0.47, 0.35– 0.63).
view of antihypertensive drugs and type 2
half of eligible patients, with one patient
abetes was ascertained (12). In the 79% of
studies published after August 2003 (11).
dependently examined abstracts of the re-
found a significant reduction in diabetes
in the placebo group. When results of the
and performed data extraction. Cohen’s
coefficients were calculated to assess in-
overall analysis, metformin still signifi-
terobserver agreement for study inclusion
found no significant reduction in the in-
95% CI 0.46 – 0.86) and weight by 2.8 kg
(95% CI 1.1– 4.5) compared with placebo
in the Xenical in the Prevention of Diabe-
differences in end point definitions, pa-
(13–17). All of these studies had very low
tient populations, and interventions.
the attrition rate was 57% (Table 2) (23).
Ninety-one percent of orlistat-treated pa-
RESULTS — Of the 5,511 initial cita- Acarbose. Acarbose was studied in one
tients experienced gastrointestinal side ef-
fects in the first year of therapy compared
[available at http://care.diabetesjournals
.org]). Of these, 4,247 citations involved
rolling 642 obese patients reported a non-
significant reduction in the incidence of
were excluded. After screening the titles
group (RR 0.75, 95% CI 0.63– 0.90) dur-
ing 39 months of observation (17). Nearly
istat therapy (RR 0.25, 95% CI 0.05–1.2)
tions, 36 full-text articles were reviewed
and 10 articles met inclusion criteria. An
low absolute incidence of diabetes within
induced gastrointestinal toxicity. At study
these trials, and attrition rates averaged
the reference lists of all included reports.
A recently published systematic review of
with 10.5% of placebo-treated patients.
In a secondary analysis, acarbose reduced
drugs found that diabetes incidence is un-
changed or increased by thiazide diuretics
agents on diabetes incidence (Table 1). Sulfonylureas. Two studies examined Biguanides. The largest and most meth-
the effect of tolbutamide therapy on dia-
blockers (11). Six placebo-controlled tri-
odologically rigorous trial was the Diabe-
als were included in this review. Thiazide
high-normal/elevated fasting glucose lev-
diuretic– based treatment regimens were
els (19,20). Neither study reported a sta-
associated with non–statistically signifi-
to metformin or placebo (4). After a mean
tistically significant decrease in the type 2
cant increases in the incidence of type 2
diabetes from 7.5 to 8.6% in the Systolic
treated with metformin (relative risk [RR]
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Drug therapy and type 2 diabetes Table 1—Studies of oral hypoglycemic agents to reduce type 2 diabetes incidence
2%). Only five cases oftype 2 diabetes in theplacebo group.
a 2-h post-OGTT levelof Ͼ11.1 mmol/l at year5 or symptoms/signs
mmol/l or a 2-h OGTTlevel of Ն11.1 mmol/l
be 3 SDs above the meanto diagnose diabetes.
a 2-h post-OGTT levelof Ͼ11.1 mmol/l plussymptoms/signs
11.6%) Acarbose 150mg (83; 2%) vs. control(83; 11.6%)
*Excluding patients with type 2 diabetes at baseline. †Refers to the percentage of patients with complete follow-up. ‡RR and CI, calculated from the data presentedusing intention-to-treat analysis. FPG, fasting plasma glucose; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test.
Angiotensin receptor blocker therapy sig-
the Elderly (EWHPE) trial (1.5, 0.85–1.6)
5.4 to 3.6% (0.66, 0.51– 0.85) and from
nificantly decreased diabetes incidence in
22 to 6% in a small group of patients with
heart failure (0.26, 0.13– 0.53) (27,28).
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XENDOS (Sweden) (23) 3,305 obese patients
Repeated or confirmed bya whole-blood FPG Ն6.7mmol/l
cholorthiazide weresecond-line agents.
14,573 patients at high Physician reported or new
Ն11.1 mmol/l with clinicalevidence of diabetes
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Drug therapy and type 2 diabetes Table 2—Continued
Current ERT users (132) vs. OR 1.1 (0.6–2.0)
Hammond et al. (U.S.) 582 estrogen-deficient
with at least 5years follow-upwere included)
1,006 postmenopausal FPG Ն7.8 mmol/l or 2-h
*Excluding patients with DM2 at baseline; †refers to the percentage of patients with complete follow-up; ‡RR and CIs calculated from the data presented usingintention-to-treat analysis. OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; CAD, coronary artery disease; SES, socioecononmic status; FH, familyhistory; RPG, random plasma glucose; ERT, estrogen replacement therapy; HTN, hypertension.
(0.78, 0.64 – 0.96) and resulted in a non-
In a post hoc analysis of 303 patients with
significant decrease in diabetes incidence
tion and Prognosis in the elderly (SCOPE)
was associated with a reduction in diabe-
study, and there was insufficient evidence
controlled statin trials reported conflict-
ing results regarding the effect of statin
risk of developing type 2 diabetes (11).
therapy on diabetes incidence (Table 2).
gen use and diabetes incidence (Table 2).
disease enrolled in the International Vera-
0.50 – 0.99) (33). In the Heart Protection
with a significant reduction in the inci-
the placebo arm (1.15, 0.99 –1.34) and in
men (RR 0.85, 95% CI 0.77– 0.95) (Table
statin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID) study,
2) (31). Diabetes incidence was not a pre-
therapies, which could potentially affect
never users (RR 0.82, 95% CI 0.70 – 0.96)
diabetes incidence. In the Valsartan Anti-
(39). Diabetes incidence in former estro-
gen users was not significantly different
from never users (1.07, 0.95–1.2). Of the
tients at high cardiovascular risk, a valsar-
remaining four cohort studies (40 – 43),
only one reported a significant covariate-
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type 2 diabetes was 3% lower in the life-
pared with nonusers. Several trials failed
tality in order to accept that any of these
to adjust for potentially important covari-
drugs are beneficial in patients who have
ates such as family history, weight, or base-
lifestyle modification was efficacious re-
gardless of age, sex, BMI, or ethnic back-
CONCLUSIONS — In summary, a
lifestyle interventions can be successfully
pact of different drugs on diabetes inci-
equally effective form outside of a clinical
trial setting, recidivism remains a major
verse effects associated with drug-related
agents, antiobesity drugs, statins, fibrates,
diabetes prevention strategies. For exam-
estrogen, and antihypertensive drugs.
ber of participants achieving weight loss
ple, hypoglycemia is a potentially limiting
side effect of sulfonylurea therapy, occur-
ring at a frequency of 3% in patients with
mia Study (47). Gastrointestinal toxicity
contributed to high discontinuation rates
decreases in diabetes incidence with met-
ies, and troglitazone is no longer available
istat; however, high attrition rates were
because of the risk of serious hepatotox-
found in trials of the latter two agents.
icity (48). Given the likelihood of long-
Evidence for statins, estrogen, and antihy-
pertensive agents is conflicting and is lim-
tive effect. Drugs that acutely lower serum
agents, additional data regarding adverse
ited to cohort studies and secondary post
events and adherence will be required.
concentrations to a lower cutoff level than
that required for the formal diagnosis of
atic review (including ours) is the possi-
diabetes. In the posttrial washout periods
studies reporting diabetes incidence as a
higher incidence of diabetes in the treat-
secondary or post hoc end point were dif-
effectiveness analysis from a societal per-
spective, the metformin intervention cost
trial follow-up periods were longer. In the
adjusted life year gained over the 3-year
TRIPOD study, diabetes incidence, -cell
phies yielded more valid studies for inclu-
function, and insulin sensitivity remained
sion than our original search strategy.
stable in the troglitazone arm for at least 8
Regardless, while the possibility of miss-
months after drug discontinuation (21).
$35,000, respectively. In all analyses, the
ing trials reporting secondary or post hoc
However, the type 2 diabetes incidence in
analyses exists, we feel that it is unlikely
the posttrial period was very low, and rea-
cally attractive than metformin. A second
that any definitive studies were missed.
also factored in estimates of cost savings
els achieved by oral hypoglycemic agents,
for each case of diabetes presumably pre-
it is likely that drug-induced weight loss is
contributing to the observed reduction in
onstrate arrest of the disease process.
Because the average time interval between
onset of -cell dysfunction and develop-
ment of type 2 diabetes is 10 years (45),
or to indirectly promote weight loss.
follow-up periods will have to be substan-
dence (Table 3) (47,51–56). Short-acting
tially longer. In a recent retrospective co-
lifestyle modification interventions in the
inhibitors, newer thiazolidinediones, and
diabetes prevention trials (9,10). In con-
trast to drug therapy, intensive lifestyle
classes being investigated. The majority of
tion in the latter half of this decade.
three largest studies to date, despite mod-
est degrees of weight loss of ϳ5 kg or less
have investigated the effects of several dif-
their requirements for insulin therapy.
ferent drug classes on type 2 diabetes in-
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Patients at risk of type 2 diabetes.
*Six-year results for both studies have been published only as abstracts. Primary analyses showed no significant difference between groups.
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