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Lombrea A, Romanescu M, Jianu N, Andor M, Suciu M, Man DE, Danciu C, Dehelean CA, Buda V. Sex-Related Differences in the Pharmacological Response in SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Dyslipidemia, and Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:853. [PMID: 37375800 DOI: 10.3390/ph16060853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacological responses vary by sex in several illnesses. This narrative review summarizes sex variations in pharmaceutical response in SARS-CoV-2 infection, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 is more severe and deadly in men than women. This may be attributed to immunological responses, genetics, and hormones. Some research shows that men may respond better to genomic vaccinations and females to antiviral medications such as remdesivir (Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech). In dyslipidemia, women tend to have greater HDL-C and lower LDL-C than men. Some studies show that females may need lower statin dosages than men to obtain equal LDL-C reductions. Ezetimibe co-administered with a statin significantly improved lipid profile indicators in men compared to women. Statins reduce dementia risk. Atorvastatin decreased dementia risk in males (adjusted HR 0.92, 95% CI 0.88-0.97), whereas lovastatin lowered dementia risk in women (HR 0.74, 95% CI 0.58-0.95). In diabetes mellitus, evidence suggests that females may have a higher risk of developing certain complications such as diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy, despite having lower rates of cardiovascular disease than males. This could be the result of differences in hormonal influences and genetic factors. Some research shows females may respond better to oral hypoglycemic medications such as metformin. In conclusion, sex-related differences in pharmacological response have been observed in SARS-CoV-2 infection, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. Further research is needed to better understand these differences and to develop personalized treatment strategies for males and females with these conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adelina Lombrea
- Doctoral School, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Doctoral School, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Doctoral School, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Multidisciplinary Heart Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 340001 Timisoara, Romania
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- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Faculty of Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Faculty of Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Faculty of Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Faculty of Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Ineu City Hospital, 2 Republicii Street, 315300 Ineu, Romania
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Manfrini O, Yoon J, van der Schaar M, Kedev S, Vavlukis M, Stankovic G, Scarpone M, Miličić D, Vasiljevic Z, Badimon L, Cenko E, Bugiardini R. Sex Differences in Modifiable Risk Factors and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e017235. [PMID: 32981423 PMCID: PMC7792418 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Background It is still unknown whether traditional risk factors may have a sex‐specific impact on coronary artery disease (CAD) burden. Methods and Results We identified 14 793 patients who underwent coronary angiography for acute coronary syndromes in the ISACS‐TC (International Survey of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Transitional Countries; ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01218776) registry from 2010 to 2019. The main outcome measure was the association between traditional risk factors and severity of CAD and its relationship with 30‐day mortality. Relative risk (RR) ratios and 95% CIs were calculated from the ratio of the absolute risks of women versus men using inverse probability of weighting. Estimates were compared by test of interaction on the log scale. Severity of CAD was categorized as obstructive (≥50% stenosis) versus nonobstructive CAD. The RR ratio for obstructive CAD in women versus men among people without diabetes mellitus was 0.49 (95% CI, 0.41–0.60) and among those with diabetes mellitus was 0.89 (95% CI, 0.62–1.29), with an interaction by diabetes mellitus status of P =0.002. Exposure to smoking shifted the RR ratios from 0.50 (95% CI, 0.41–0.61) in nonsmokers to 0.75 (95% CI, 0.54–1.03) in current smokers, with an interaction by smoking status of P=0.018. There were no significant sex‐related interactions with hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. Women with obstructive CAD had higher 30‐day mortality rates than men (RR, 1.75; 95% CI, 1.48–2.07). No sex differences in mortality were observed in patients with nonobstructive CAD. Conclusions Obstructive CAD in women signifies a higher risk for mortality compared with men. Current smoking and diabetes mellitus disproportionally increase the risk of obstructive CAD in women. Achieving the goal of improving cardiovascular health in women still requires intensive efforts toward further implementation of lifestyle and treatment interventions. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT01218776.
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- Olivia Manfrini
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of California Los Angeles CA
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- Cambridge Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and Department of Population Health University of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom
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- University Clinic of Cardiology Medical Faculty University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" Skopje Macedonia
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- University Clinic of Cardiology Medical Faculty University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" Skopje Macedonia
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- Clinic of Cardiology University Clinical Centre of Serbia Belgrade Serbia.,Medical Faculty University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Department for Cardiovascular Diseases University Hospital Center Zagreb University of Zagreb Croatia
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- Cardiovascular Research Program ICCC, IR-IIBSant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, CiberCV-Institute Carlos III Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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Leonard CE, Brensinger CM, Dawwas GK, Deo R, Bilker WB, Soprano SE, Dhopeshwarkar N, Flory JH, Bloomgarden ZT, Gagne JJ, Aquilante CL, Kimmel SE, Hennessy S. The risk of sudden cardiac arrest and ventricular arrhythmia with rosiglitazone versus pioglitazone: real-world evidence on thiazolidinedione safety. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2020; 19:25. [PMID: 32098624 PMCID: PMC7041286 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-020-00999-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The low cost of thiazolidinediones makes them a potentially valuable therapeutic option for the > 300 million economically disadvantaged persons worldwide with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Differential selectivity of thiazolidinediones for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the myocardium may lead to disparate arrhythmogenic effects. We examined real-world effects of thiazolidinediones on outpatient-originating sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and ventricular arrhythmia (VA). METHODS We conducted population-based high-dimensional propensity score-matched cohort studies in five Medicaid programs (California, Florida, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania | 1999-2012) and a commercial health insurance plan (Optum Clinformatics | 2000-2016). We defined exposure based on incident rosiglitazone or pioglitazone dispensings; the latter served as an active comparator. We controlled for confounding by matching exposure groups on propensity score, informed by baseline covariates identified via a data adaptive approach. We ascertained SCA/VA outcomes precipitating hospital presentation using a validated, diagnosis-based algorithm. We generated marginal hazard ratios (HRs) via Cox proportional hazards regression that accounted for clustering within matched pairs. We prespecified Medicaid and Optum findings as primary and secondary, respectively; the latter served as a conceptual replication dataset. RESULTS The adjusted HR for SCA/VA among rosiglitazone (vs. pioglitazone) users was 0.91 (0.75-1.10) in Medicaid and 0.88 (0.61-1.28) in Optum. Among Medicaid but not Optum enrollees, we found treatment effect heterogeneity by sex (adjusted HRs = 0.71 [0.54-0.93] and 1.16 [0.89-1.52] in men and women respectively, interaction term p-value = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone appear to be associated with similar risks of SCA/VA.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/diagnosis
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/epidemiology
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/prevention & control
- Databases, Factual
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac/epidemiology
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac/prevention & control
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diagnosis
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology
- Female
- Humans
- Hypoglycemic Agents/adverse effects
- Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use
- Incidence
- Male
- Medicaid
- Middle Aged
- Pioglitazone/adverse effects
- Pioglitazone/therapeutic use
- Protective Factors
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- Rosiglitazone/adverse effects
- Rosiglitazone/therapeutic use
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
- United States/epidemiology
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- Charles E. Leonard
- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Endocrinology Service, Department of Subspecialty Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065 USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 35 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028 USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, 12850 E. Montview Boulevard, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Chiu YW, Wu CS, Chen PC, Wei YC, Hsu LY, Wang SH. Risk of acute mesenteric ischemia in patients with diabetes: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Atherosclerosis 2020; 296:18-24. [PMID: 32005001 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Diabetes is a common and complex endocrine disorder that often results in hyperglycemia, which has been strongly implicated in several cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events that cause disability. Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a vascular emergency with high mortality rates. We conducted a population-based cohort study that utilizes data from medical claims databases to investigate whether diabetes increases the risk of AMI. METHODS Using claims data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance program, 66,624 diabetic patients were enrolled from 1998 to 2009, and a comparison group of 266,496 individually matched subjects without diabetes was selected. The two groups were followed up until diagnosis of AMI, death, or the end of 2011. Incidence rates of AMI were assessed in both groups. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the hazard ratios of diabetes for AMI. RESULTS The diabetes cohort had a higher incidence rate than the comparison cohort for AMI (0.56 vs. 0.29 per 1,000 person-years). After adjusting for sex, age, comorbidity, and health system utilization, the adjusted hazard ratio of diabetes was 1.32 (95% confidence interval 1.11-1.56) for AMI. The risk of AMI associated with diabetes was greater in men (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.48, 95% confidence interval 1.17-1.87) than in women (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.17, 95% confidence interval 0.92-1.49). CONCLUSIONS There was an increased risk of AMI in patients with diabetes. However, further research is required to understand whether this association is causal or due to a common set of risk factors.
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- Yen-Wei Chiu
- Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Statistics and Information Science, College of Science, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Occupational Safety and Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Wang SH, Chen WJ, Hsu LY, Chien KL, Wu CS. Use of Spontaneous Reporting Systems to Detect Host-Medication Interactions: Sex Differences in Oral Anti-Diabetic Drug-Associated Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc 2019; 7:e008959. [PMID: 30571494 PMCID: PMC6404447 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Background Medical treatment should be tailored to an individual's characteristics to optimize treatment benefits. We examined whether case-only analyses from spontaneous reporting systems can detect host-medication interactions in oral antidiabetic drug-associated myocardial infarction. Methods and Results Interaction between sex and use of oral antidiabetic drugs was mined among patients with myocardial infarction in the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System from 2004 to 2014, including 55 718 males and 42 428 females. The odds ratio ( OR ) of multiplicative interactions was used to estimate sex-drug interaction. Detected signs of these interactions were then validated by a nested case-control study utilizing a healthcare record database, Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, from 2001 to 2014, including 31 585 cases and 126 340 controls. In the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System, a higher proportion of male than female patients used metformin (10.32% in males versus 7.82% in females) and sulfonylureas (4.75% in males versus 3.43% in females); after adjusting for patients' pharmacy-based chronic disease score, males had a higher risk of metformin-associated ( OR =1.07; 99% confidence interval, 1.00-1.14) and sulfonylureas-associated ( OR =1.21; 99% confidence interval, 1.10-1.33) myocardial infarction than females. Detected signs of sex-drug interactions were validated in the National Health Insurance Research Database ( OR for metformin=1.14; 99% confidence interval, 1.03-1.26; OR for sulfonylureas=1.13; 99% confidence interval, 1.02-1.25). Conclusions Males have a higher risk of metformin- and sulfonylureas-associated myocardial infarction than females, which suggests that sex-drug interactions are a key issue in diabetes mellitus treatment plan development. This case-only approach using information from spontaneous reporting systems may be a potential tool for screening host-medication interactions that cause adverse events.
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- Shi-Heng Wang
- 1 Department of Public Health and Department of Occupational Safety and Health China Medical University Taichung Taiwan
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- 2 Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine College of Public Health National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
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- 2 Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine College of Public Health National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
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- 2 Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine College of Public Health National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan.,3 Department of Internal Medicine National Taiwan University Hospital Taipei Taiwan
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- 4 Department of Psychiatry College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
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