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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