The clinical effectiveness of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes

Abstract Diabetes is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors are effective in treating type 2 diabetes and provide benefits for conditions like cardiovascular and kidney diseases. We use data from multiple institutions and countries t...

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Main Authors: Jheng-Yan Wu, Khai-Chi Hu, Mei-Yuan Liu, Yu-Jou Wu, Wan-Hsuan Hsu, Ya-Wen Tsai, Ting-Hui Liu, Po-Yu Huang, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Tsung Yu, Kuang-Ming Liao, Chih-Cheng Lai
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60582-y
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author Jheng-Yan Wu
Khai-Chi Hu
Mei-Yuan Liu
Yu-Jou Wu
Wan-Hsuan Hsu
Ya-Wen Tsai
Ting-Hui Liu
Po-Yu Huang
Min-Hsiang Chuang
Tsung Yu
Kuang-Ming Liao
Chih-Cheng Lai
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Khai-Chi Hu
Mei-Yuan Liu
Yu-Jou Wu
Wan-Hsuan Hsu
Ya-Wen Tsai
Ting-Hui Liu
Po-Yu Huang
Min-Hsiang Chuang
Tsung Yu
Kuang-Ming Liao
Chih-Cheng Lai
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description Abstract Diabetes is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors are effective in treating type 2 diabetes and provide benefits for conditions like cardiovascular and kidney diseases. We use data from multiple institutions and countries to evaluate their role in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes. This study includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with diabetes who are newly prescribed sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors between January 1, 2013, and August 25, 2024. The primary outcome is all-cause mortality. The results show that the sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors group has a lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors group (hazard ratio, 0.757; 95% confidence interval, 0.716-0.801). It also shows significantly lower risks of all-cause hospitalization (hazard ratio, 0.864; 95% confidence interval, 0.845-0.884), exacerbation (hazard ratio, 0.924; 95% confidence interval, 0.888-0.962), pneumonia, upper respiratory infections, bronchitis, and major cardiovascular events.
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spelling doaj-art-920295cf4a174df29f0c6f991658ef4f2025-08-20T03:03:41ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-07-011611810.1038/s41467-025-60582-yThe clinical effectiveness of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetesJheng-Yan Wu0Khai-Chi Hu1Mei-Yuan Liu2Yu-Jou Wu3Wan-Hsuan Hsu4Ya-Wen Tsai5Ting-Hui Liu6Po-Yu Huang7Min-Hsiang Chuang8Tsung Yu9Kuang-Ming Liao10Chih-Cheng Lai11Department of Nutrition, Chi Mei Medical CenterDivision of Chest medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical CenterDepartment of Nutrition, Chi Mei Medical CenterDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical CenterDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical CenterCenter of Integrative Medicine, Chi Mei Medical CenterDepartment of Psychiatry, Chi Mei Medical CenterDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical CenterDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical CenterDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, ChialiDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical CenterAbstract Diabetes is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors are effective in treating type 2 diabetes and provide benefits for conditions like cardiovascular and kidney diseases. We use data from multiple institutions and countries to evaluate their role in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes. This study includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with diabetes who are newly prescribed sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors between January 1, 2013, and August 25, 2024. The primary outcome is all-cause mortality. The results show that the sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors group has a lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors group (hazard ratio, 0.757; 95% confidence interval, 0.716-0.801). It also shows significantly lower risks of all-cause hospitalization (hazard ratio, 0.864; 95% confidence interval, 0.845-0.884), exacerbation (hazard ratio, 0.924; 95% confidence interval, 0.888-0.962), pneumonia, upper respiratory infections, bronchitis, and major cardiovascular events.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60582-y
spellingShingle Jheng-Yan Wu
Khai-Chi Hu
Mei-Yuan Liu
Yu-Jou Wu
Wan-Hsuan Hsu
Ya-Wen Tsai
Ting-Hui Liu
Po-Yu Huang
Min-Hsiang Chuang
Tsung Yu
Kuang-Ming Liao
Chih-Cheng Lai
The clinical effectiveness of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes
Nature Communications
title The clinical effectiveness of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes
title_full The clinical effectiveness of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes
title_fullStr The clinical effectiveness of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes
title_full_unstemmed The clinical effectiveness of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes
title_short The clinical effectiveness of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes
title_sort clinical effectiveness of sodium glucose co transporter 2 inhibitors on prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60582-y
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