Abstract P209: Effects of Blood Pressure Lowering on Vascular Outcomes in Different Cardiovascular Risk Groups Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: New Results From Advance
Background/Aim: Although patients with type 2 diabetes constitute a high risk group there is a gradation in cardiovascular risk which may lead to differences in outcomes and effects of treatment. The objective of this study was to assess for differences in treatment effects of the fixed combination of perindopril-indapamide across subgroups of cardiovascular risk. Methods: 11,140 patients with type 2 diabetes, participating in the ADVANCE trial, were randomized to perindopril-indapamide or matching placebo. The UKPDS risk engine was used to calculate baseline 5-year coronary heart disease risk and to stratify patients into three risk groups (0-10%; 10–15%; >15%). Endpoints were composites of major macrovascular and microvascular events. Homogeneity of treatment effects across risk subgroups were tested by adding interaction terms to the Cox models. Results: The median estimated 5-year coronary heart disease risk at baseline was 10% (IQR 7%−16%). 1000 macrovascular and 916 microvascular events were recorded during a median follow-up of 4.3 years. The relative treatment effects were similar across all risk groups for all endpoints, with no heterogeneity (all P -values for heterogeneity ≥ 0.38). The hazard ratios for combined macro- and microvascular events were 0.89 (95% confidence interval: 0.77–1.03) for the moderate-high risk group and 0.92 (0.81–1.03) for the very high risk group. The absolute risk reductions were greater in the highest risk groups, with numbers needed to treat ranging from 38 to 244. Conclusions: Reductions in relative risk achieved with the fixed combination of perindopril-indapamide among patients with type 2 diabetes were consistent across subgroups defined by baseline cardiovascular risk, but reductions in absolute risk were greatest in those with the highest initial risk. Acknowledgements: This research was supported by a program grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (CTMM) and the Netherlands Heart Foundation, Dutch Diabetes Research Foundation and Dutch Kidney Foundation (PREDICCt).