type2 diabetes
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The subjects were type 2 diabetic outpatients who were newly prescribed EPA at 1800mg/day. This prescription was either for the management of hypertriglyceridemia, or due to the diagnosis of CVD risk.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (a)receiving hemodialysis;(b) being suspected of having kidney disease other than DKD;(c) being suspected of having muscle atrophy because of gait disturbance;(d) being treated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (both treatments have been reported to have renoprotective effects);(e) receiving additional prescription of new class of glucose-lowering drugs, or new agents which can influence eGFR, within 12 months from the initiation of EPA administration; (f) new onset of systemic disease; (g) the patient's eGFR was measured less than six times during the follow-up period; (h) the patient's UACR was not measured either within the six months before the initiation of EPA administration or at 12 months; (i) the patient's BMI and blood pressure were not measured within the three months before the initiation of or at 12 months.(j) the patient's eGFR was more than 90 ml/min/1.73m2.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was compared at the initiation of EPA administration (baseline) and after 12 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The changes in patients'demographics and laboratory data including hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and lipid parameters were compared at the initiation of EPA administration (baseline) and after 12 months. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Ehime Rousai Hospital Department of Internal Medicine