title: Clinical Effects of Liraglutide in a Real-World Setting in Spain: eDiabetes-Monitor SEEN Diabetes Mellitus Working Group Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A limitation with randomized controlled trials is that, while they provide unbiased evidence of the efficacy of interventions, they do so under unreal conditions and in a very limited and highly selected patient population. Our aim was to provide data about the effectiveness of liraglutide treatment in a real-world and clinical practice setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a retrospective and observational study, data from 753 patients with type 2 diabetes were recorded through an online tool (eDiabetes-Monitor).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was 8.4 ± 1.4% and mean body mass index (BMI) was 38.6 ± 5.4 kg/m(2). After 3-6 months of treatment with liraglutide, we observed a change in HbA1c of -1.1 ± 1.2%, -4.6 ± 5.3 kg in weight and -1.7 ± 2.0 kg/m(2) in BMI (p < 0.001 for all). Compared to baseline, there was a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure (-5.9 mmHg, p < 0.001), diastolic blood pressure (-3.2 mmHg, p < 0.001), LDL cholesterol (-0.189 mmol/l, p < 0.001) and triglycerides (-0.09 mmol/l, p = 0.021). In patients switched from DPP-4 inhibitors, liraglutide induced a decrease of -1.0% in HbA1c (p < 0.001) and a reduction in weight (-4.5 kg, p < 0.001). In patients treated with liraglutide as an add-on therapy to insulin a decrease of -1.08% in HbA1c (p < 0.001) and a weight reduction of -4.15 kg (p < 0.001) were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study confirms the effectiveness of liraglutide in a real-life and clinical practice setting.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Endocrinología, Nutrición y Riesgo Vascular, Complejo Hospitalario Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain, pmr.csp@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mezquita-Raya
authors.forename: Rebeca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reyes-Garcia
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moreno-Perez
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Escalada-San Martin
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ángel Rubio Herrera
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopez de la Torre Casares