Table 1 Baseline characteristics of individuals reporting infections associated with antidiabetic drugs.

From: Disproportionality analysis of infection associated with antidiabetic drug use patterns

Characteristic

Participants, n (%)

 

SGLT2

Insulin

GLP1 RA

Metformin

DPP4

TZD

SU

AGI

(n = 13,570)

(n = 11,322)

(n = 5966)

(n = 4451)

(n = 3786)

(n = 1242)

(n = 885)

(n = 61)

Sex, n (%)

        

Male

6101 (44.96)

4234 (37.40)

1851 (31.03)

1850 (41.56)

1611 (42.55)

559 (45.01)

377 (42.60)

22 (36.07)

Female

7077 (52.15)

6867 (60.65)

3947 (66.16)

2482 (55.76)

2041 (53.91)

637 (51.29)

472 (53.33)

37 (60.66)

Unknown

392 (2.89)

221 (1.95)

168 (2.82)

119 (2.67)

134 (3.54)

46 (3.70)

36 (4.07)

2 (3.28)

Age, years, n (%)

        

0–17

10 (0.07)

252 (2.23)

20 (0.34)

8 (0.18)

2 (0.05)

2 (0.16)

0 (0.00)

1 (1.64)

18–44

1039 (7.66)

772 (6.82)

397 (6.65)

366 (8.22)

192 (5.07)

65 (5.23)

72 (8.14)

2 (3.28)

45–64

5670 (41.78)

3021 (26.68)

1779 (29.82)

1789 (40.19)

1086 (28.68)

455 (36.63)

249 (28.14)

21 (34.43)

≥ 65

3733 (27.51)

3469 (30.64)

1319 (22.11)

1350 (30.33)

1395 (36.85)

457 (36.80)

334 (37.74)

34 (55.74)

Unknown

3118 (22.98)

3808 (33.63)

2451 (41.08)

938 (21.07)

1111 (29.34)

263 (21.18)

230 (25.99)

3 (4.92)

Reporting year, n (%)

        

1968–1989

0 (0.00)

15 (0.13)

0 (0.00)

2 (0.04)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

30 (3.39)

0 (0.00)

1990–1999

0 (0.00)

32 (0.28)

0 (0.00)

32 (0.72)

0 (0.00)

5 (0.40)

29 (3.28)

3 (4.92)

2000–2009

0 (0.00)

555 (4.90)

292 (4.89)

187 (4.20)

183 (4.83)

513 (41.30)

148 (16.72)

2 (3.28)

2010–2019

6966 (51.33)

6009 (53.07)

2318 (38.85)

2299 (51.65)

2381 (62.89)

642 (51.69)

507 (57.29)

44 (72.13)

2020–2024

6604 (48.67)

4711 (41.61)

3356 (56.25)

1931 (43.38)

1222 (32.28)

82 (6.60)

171 (19.32)

12 (19.67)

Region reporting, n (%)

        

African region

59 (0.43)

426 (3.76)

12 (0.20)

27 (0.61)

12 (0.32)

2 (0.16)

7 (0.79)

0 (0.00)

Region of the Americas

6849 (50.47)

7910 (69.86)

4867 (81.58)

2496 (56.08)

2011 (53.12)

1036 (83.41)

555 (62.71)

8 (13.11)

Southeast Asia region

351 (2.59)

402 (3.55)

11 (0.18)

292 (6.56)

316 (8.35)

4 (0.32)

11 (1.24)

8 (13.11)

European region

5191 (38.25)

1258 (11.11)

753 (12.62)

1185 (26.62)

451 (11.91)

87 (7.00)

146 (16.50)

8 (13.11)

Eastern Mediterranean region

70 (0.52)

349 (3.08)

83 (1.39)

25 (0.56)

18 (0.48)

2 (0.16)

7 (0.79)

0 (0.00)

Western Pacific region

1050 (7.74)

977 (8.63)

240 (4.02)

426 (9.57)

978 (25.83)

111 (8.94)

159 (17.97)

37 (60.66)

Fatal outcomes, n (%)

        

Mild

6525 (48.08)

5476 (48.37)

3063 (51.34)

2229 (50.08)

2038 (53.83)

299 (24.07)

379 (42.82)

40 (65.57)

Moderate to severe

235 (1.73)

571 (5.04)

97 (1.63)

178 (4.00)

252 (6.66)

107 (8.62)

39 (4.41)

4 (6.56)

Unknown

6810 (50.18)

5275 (46.59)

2806 (47.03)

2044 (45.92)

1496 (39.51)

836 (67.31)

467 (52.77)

17 (27.87)

Reporter qualification, n (%)

        

Health professional

5272 (38.85)

8751 (77.29)

4377 (73.37)

1733 (38.94)

1430 (37.77)

396 (31.88)

285 (32.20)

11 (18.03)

Non-health professional

8011 (59.03)

2230 (19.70)

1349 (22.61)

2527 (56.77)

2225 (58.77)

621 (50.00)

461 (52.09)

42 (68.85)

Unknown

287 (2.11)

341 (3.01)

240 (4.02)

191 (4.29)

131 (3.46)

225 (18.12)

139 (15.71)

8 (13.11)

Type of infection, n (%)

        

Urinary tract infection

3362 (24.78)

943 (8.33)

528 (8.85)

719 (16.15)

415 (10.96)

133 (10.71)

111 (12.54)

4 (6.56)

Cardiac infection

11 (0.08)

22 (0.19)

7 (0.12)

7 (0.16)

6 (0.16)

21 (1.69)

2 (0.23)

0 (0.00)

Gastrointestinal infection

373 (2.75)

502 (4.43)

722 (12.10)

391 (8.78)

235 (6.21)

43 (3.46)

73 (8.25)

16 (26.23)

Upper Respiratory infection

656 (4.83)

4077 (36.01)

2078 (34.83)

871 (19.57)

1263 (33.36)

330 (26.57)

234 (26.44)

11 (18.03)

Lower Respiratory infection

1247 (9.19)

4589 (40.53)

2104 (35.27)

1219 (27.39)

1377 (36.37)

566 (45.57)

317 (35.82)

25 (40.98)

Respiratory infection

54 (0.40)

187 (1.65)

85 (1.42)

60 (1.35)

77 (2.03)

16 (1.29)

12 (1.36)

0 (0.00)

Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic infection

36 (0.27)

230 (2.03)

130 (2.18)

69 (1.55)

90 (2.38)

70 (5.64)

29 (3.28)

2 (3.28)

Musculoskeletal infection

4163 (30.68)

463 (4.09)

141 (2.36)

566 (12.72)

125 (3.30)

32 (2.58)

53 (5.99)

2 (3.28)

Nervous system infection

38 (0.28)

159 (1.40)

41 (0.69)

34 (0.76)

27 (0.71)

9 (0.72)

14 (1.58)

1 (1.64)

Genital infection

3630 (26.75)

150 (1.32)

130 (2.18)

515 (11.57)

171 (4.52)

22 (1.77)

40 (4.52)

0 (0.00)

  1. Abbreviation: AGI, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors; DPP4i, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors; GLP1RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists; SGLT2i, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors; TZD, thiazolidinediones.