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The RCTs and the meta-analysis are coherent as regards the increase of the<br />

bleeding risk with the aspirin treatment (178; 184).<br />

As regards diabetic patients with microalbuminuria, a population with higher<br />

cardiovascular mortality than the diabetic population without microalbuminuria,<br />

a clinical trial stated that an intensive long-term treatment which included habit<br />

changes and a pluripharmacological treatment (aspirin and statins, among others),<br />

was beneficial for these patients (108).<br />

SR of RCT<br />

and RCT<br />

1+<br />

9.4. Treatment with statins<br />

In the evidence evaluation three SRs (187-189) and two subsequent clinical trials<br />

(190; 191) have been taken into consideration.<br />

The reviews (187; 188) include diabetic and non-diabetic patients as well as<br />

an analysis of diabetic subgroups.<br />

The first SR (187) includes four RCTs in primary prevention (AFCAPS,<br />

ALLHAT-LLT, HHS, ASCOT-LLA) and two in mixed populations (PROSPER<br />

and HPS). It observed a risk difference in the main variable (combined result of<br />

cardiovascular mortality, stroke, cerebrovascular accident and global mortality)<br />

favourable to the treatment with statins [ARR -0.03 (CI 95%: -0.04 to -0.01)].<br />

The results are highly influenced by the HPS study, carried out across high-risk<br />

patients.<br />

The second SR (188) includes the same studies, though the variable assessed<br />

is coronary events (coronary mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction or coronary<br />

revascularization, with a favourable effect to the treatment with statins [RR<br />

0.79 (CI 95%: 0.7-0.89) NNT 37 (24-75) to 4.5 years].<br />

The third review (189) analyses only the effects of fibrates and combines<br />

trials carried out only across diabetic patients with other trials that have mixed<br />

population groups (diabetic and non-diabetic patients), although it does analyse<br />

diabetic subgroups. It also combines primary prevention studies with secondary<br />

prevention studies. The global result of the review (combining all the studies)<br />

shows a relative risk for coronary events of 0.84 (CI 95%: 0.74-0.96). Analysing<br />

only the studies of primary prevention, an HR favourable to fibrates of 0.79 (NNT<br />

26 after 10 years), although it does not offer confidence intervals and in one of the<br />

primary prevention studies, the diabetic patients belong to a subgroup.<br />

The FIELD study (192), included in the systematic review, is the only clinical<br />

trial carried out with fenofibrate in type 2 diabetic population in primary and<br />

secondary prevention, with low HDL values (38.5 mg/dl) and slightly high triglycerides<br />

values (170 mg/dl). It includes a 22% of patients with prior cardiovascular<br />

disease. No differences were observed in the main variable of the study<br />

(coronary mortality or non-fatal AMI), although there were differences in a secondary<br />

variable of total global cardiovascular events, at the expense mainly of<br />

non-fatal AMI and revascularization procedures. These differences in the secondary<br />

variable were more evident in the primary prevention patients. Nevertheless,<br />

SR of RCT<br />

(Subgroups)<br />

1+<br />

SR of RCT<br />

(subgroups)<br />

1+<br />

RCT<br />

1+<br />

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE ON TYPE 2 DIABETES 79

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