Use of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors and fracture risk compared to use of other anti‐hyperglycemic drugs. (16th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Driessen, Johanna H. M.; van Onzenoort, Hein A. W.; Starup‐Linde, Jakob; Henry, Ronald; Neef, Cees; van den Bergh, Joop; Vestergaard, Peter; de Vries, Frank; Burden, Andrea M.
• Is Part Of: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. Volume 24:Number 10(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 1017
• Page End: 1025
• Publication Date: 2015-07-16
• Subjects: Pharmacoepidemiology -- Periodicals; Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; 615.705
• DOI: 10.1002/pds.3837
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1053-8569

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="pds3837-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="pds3837-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Introduction</title> <p id="pds3837-para-0001">Dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitors (DPP4‐Is) are a new class of anti‐hyperglycemic drugs which might have a potential beneficial effect on bone metabolism. Data on the effect of DPP4‐I use and fracture risk is limited and conflicting. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between use of DPP4‐Is and fracture risk.</p> </sec> <sec id="pds3837-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p id="pds3837-para-0002">A case–control study was conducted using data from the Danish National Health Service. Cases were those who sustained a fracture, and controls were those without a fracture during the study period (2007–2011), all aged 18 years and older. Conditional logistic regression estimated the odds ratios of fracture with current use of DPP4‐I use. Analyses were adjusted for comorbidities and recent drug use.</p> </sec> <sec id="pds3837-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p id="pds3837-para-0003">Among the cases there were 6993 current non‐insulin anti‐diabetic drug (NIAD) users (excluding incretin users) and 643 DPP4‐I users. There were 7209 NIAD users (excluding incretin users) among the controls and 707 DPP4‐I users. Current DPP4‐I use was not associated with risk of any fracture (adjusted [adj.] OR: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.79–1.18) or major osteoporotic fracture (adj. OR: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.72–1.28). Stratification of current DPP4‐I use to cumulative and average daily dose did not show an association.</p> </sec> <sec id="pds3837-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p id="pds3837-para-0004">In a population‐based case–control study we identified that short‐term use of DPP4‐I was not associated with fracture risk as compared to users of other anti‐hyperglycemic drugs. Additionally, results suggest that increasing daily dose and cumulative DPP4‐I exposure were not associated with fracture risk. However, more research is needed to assess the effect of long‐term DPP4‐I use on the risk of fracture. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</p> </sec> </abstract>