Abstract

Introduction: Since the CREDENCE trial results, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends SGLT-2 inhibitors as first line therapy for patients with stage III Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) or proteinuric CKD, regardless of baseline A1C. We project the number of US individuals with diabetes and renal disease that meets inclusion into the CREDENCE trial and that are recommended for SGLT-2 inhibitors based on the guidelines. Methods: Our initial cohort consisted of 48,710 individuals from the 2007-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey with survey weights designed to estimate the US population. CREDENCE eligible patients were patients with diabetes who had an eGFR of 30-90 and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) of >300 mg/g. Guideline eligible patients were stage III CKD individuals and those with a UACR > 30 mg/g. Results: In the US population, 21,411,059 (+/-708,233) individuals are >=18 years and have diabetes. Of these individuals, 578,514 (+/-72,385) are CREDENCE eligible. Based on the ADA recommendations, 7,504,508 (+/- 342,139) adults with CKD and diabetes are recommended for an SGLT-2 inhibitor, representing 35.0% of individuals with diabetes. The mean age of guideline eligible individuals is 64.4 years, with 3,886,904 males (51.8%) and 3,617,604 females (48.2%). Conclusions: In the United States, a large number of individuals--approximately 35% of adults with diabetes--have renal disease characteristics that give them a first-line indication for SGLT-2 inhibitor initiation.

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