Key clinical point : Sodium-glucose transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) combined with metformin therapy did not influence fracture risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Major finding : SGLT2is and metformin combination therapy did not increase the risk of fracture vs. metformin monotherapy or other comparators in patients with T2DM (odds ratio, 0.97; 95% confidence interval, 0.71-1.32).
Study details : A meta-analysis of 25 randomized controlled trials including 19,500 participants with T2DM.
Disclosures: No study sponsor was identified. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Qian BB et al. Osteoporos Int. 2020 Aug 11. doi: 10.1007/s00198-020-05590-y .