Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics in the overall study population.

From: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors improve clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus undergoing anthracycline-containing chemotherapy: an emulated target trial using nationwide cohort data in South Korea

Characteristics

Non-DM

T2DM with and without SGLT2i

Total

SGLT2i

Non-SGLT2i

Subjects, n

77,337

4,235

780

3,455

Age, years (mean ± SD)

52 ± 12

61 ± 11

56 ± 10

62 ± 11

Sex, n (%)

 Men

15,657 (20)

1,486 (35)

223 (29)

1,263 (37)

 Women

61,680 (80)

2,749 (65)

557 (71)

2,192 (63)

DM duration, n (%)

  < 1 year

NA

1,130 (27)

173 (22)

957 (28)

 1 to 5 years

NA

1,120 (26)

220 (28)

900 (26)

  ≥ 5 years

NA

1,985 (47)

387 (50)

1,598 (46)

DM medications, n (%)

 SGLT2i

NA

780 (18)

780 (100)

0 (0)

 Metformin

NA

4,077 (96)

760 (97)

3317 (96)

 Sulfonylureas

NA

2,425 (57)

545 (18)

1880 (62)

 Glinides

NA

85 (2)

15 (2)

70 (2)

 Thiazolidinediones

NA

85 (2)

15 (3)

70 (2)

 DPP4i

NA

3,174 (75)

621 (80)

2,553 (74)

 α- glucosidase inhibitors

NA

365 (9)

85 (11)

280 (8)

Distinct OHA class No

  ≤ 2

NA

1,941 (46)

98 (13)

1,843 (53)

  ≥ 3

NA

2,294 (54)

682 (87)

1,612 (47)

Index year, n (%)

 2014–2016

28,890 (37)

1,162 (27)

182 (23)

980 (28)

 2017–2019

29,117 (38)

1,566 (37)

293 (38)

1,273 (37)

 2020–2021

19,330 (25)

1,507 (36)

305 (39)

1,202 (35)

Medical history, n (%)

 Hypertension

13,590 (18)

2,156 (51)

375 (48)

1,781 (52)

 Dyslipidemia

11,562 (15)

1,728 (41)

372 (48)

1,356 (39)

 Coronary artery disease

1027 (1)

143 (3)

28 (4)

115 (3)

Medications, n (%)

 Antithrombotic agents

6,503 (8)

1,052 (25)

186 (24)

866 (25)

 Statins

10,392 (13)

2,362 (56)

515 (66)

1,847 (53)

 RAS inhibitors

10,997 (14)

1,943 (46)

367 (47)

1,576 (46)

 Beta-blockers

4815 (6)

511 (12)

87 (11)

424 (12)

Cancer type, n (%)

 Lymphoma

10,221 (13)

614 (15)

97 (12)

517 (15)

 Breast

51,045 (66)

2,096 (49)

473 (61)

1,623 (47)

 Genitourinary

4,580 (6)

421 (10)

55 (7)

366 (11)

 Other cancers

12,010 (16)

1,126 (27)

160 (21)

966 (28)

Chemotherapy, n (%)

 AC classes

  Doxorubicin

74,120 (95)

3,981 (94)

752 (96)

3,229 (93)

  Epirubicin

2,987 (1)

248 (5)

28 (4)

220 (6)

  Doxorubicin + Epirubicin

230 (4)

6 (1)

0 (0)

6 (1)

  High-dose ACs

21,640 (28)

1,346 (32)

208 (27)

1,138 (33)

  Alkylating agents

3,824 (5)

140 (3)

21 (3)

119 (3)

  Antimicrotubule agents

34,372 (44)

1,383 (33)

306 (39)

1,077 (31)

  HER2 inhibitors

11,730 (15)

474 (11)

91 (12)

383 (11)

  VEGF-targeting agents

2,892 (4)

224 (5)

27 (3)

197 (6)

  1. AC anthracycline; DPP4i dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors; HER human epidermal growth factor receptor; NA not applicable; No number; OHA oral hypoglycemic agent; RAS renin-angiotensin system; SD standard deviation; SGLT2i sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors; T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus; VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor.