Clinical Study

Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Major Gastrointestinal Disorders for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Mixed Treatment Comparison Meta-Analysis

Table 3

GI AEs cumulative incidence and the probability that each treatment is associated with highest incidence.

TreatmentNauseaVomitingDiarrhea
Incidence % (95% CI)SUCRARankIncidence % (95% CI)SUCRARankIncidence % (95% CI)SUCRARank

EX10BID37.13(35.44,38.84)0.992113.13(11.94,14.41)0.850110.19 (9.09, 11.39)0.5554
EX2QW18.83 (15.97, 21.96)0.51157.30 (5.47, 9.51)0.463612.09 (9.78, 14.86)0.7272
EX5BID30.99 (27.57, 34.57)0.616410.66 (8.42, 13.26)0.70029.61 (7.48, 12.11)0.5046
LIR0.612.47 (9.63, 15.79)0.43767.61 (5.39, 10.38)0.576512.47 (9.63, 15.79)0.5445
LIR1.219.76 (17.67, 21.99)0.65828.22 (6.81, 9.81)0.624411.94(10.13,13.93)0.7891
LIR1.821.20 (19.34, 23.15)0.63538.92 (7.65, 10.33)0.643312.52 (10.95, 14.22)0.7263
CT3.86 (3.19, 4.63)0.00182.19 (1.69, 2.80)0.06585.23 (4.42, 6.13)0.0797
placebo9.36 (8.03, 10.82)0.15072.01 (1.38, 2.82)0.08074.97 (3.93, 6.18)0.0788

EX5BID: exenatide 5 μg twice daily; EX10BID: exenatide 10 μg twice daily; EX2QW: exenatide 2 mg once weekly; LIR0.6: liraglutide 0.6 mg once daily; LIR1.2: liraglutide 1.2 mg once daily; LIR1.8: liraglutide 1.8 mg once daily. Ranking: probability of being the worst treatment, of being the second worst, the third worst and so on, among the 8 comparisons. CT: conventional treatment. SUCRA: surface under the cumulative ranking curve.