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Study flow diagram.
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Figure 1

Study flow diagram.

Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.
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Figure 3

Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

Comparison 1 Glibenclamide (glyburide) versus repaglinide, Outcome 1 MMSE at 12 months.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Glibenclamide (glyburide) versus repaglinide, Outcome 1 MMSE at 12 months.

Comparison 1 Glibenclamide (glyburide) versus repaglinide, Outcome 2 Cognition composite score at 12 months.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Glibenclamide (glyburide) versus repaglinide, Outcome 2 Cognition composite score at 12 months.

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 1 Global cognitive function measured by MMSE 40 months.
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 1 Global cognitive function measured by MMSE 40 months.

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 2 Global cognitive function (defined as reduction of at least 3 points in the MMSE).
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 2 Global cognitive function (defined as reduction of at least 3 points in the MMSE).

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 3 Executive function measured by Stroop test at 40 months.
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Analysis 2.3

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 3 Executive function measured by Stroop test at 40 months.

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 4 Episodic memory measured by RAVLT at 40 months.
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Analysis 2.4

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 4 Episodic memory measured by RAVLT at 40 months.

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 5 Speed measured by DDST at 40 months.
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Analysis 2.5

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 5 Speed measured by DDST at 40 months.

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 6 Incidence of dementia (defined as dementia according to DSM‐IV).
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Analysis 2.6

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 6 Incidence of dementia (defined as dementia according to DSM‐IV).

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 7 Hypoglycaemia.
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Analysis 2.7

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 7 Hypoglycaemia.

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 8 All cause mortality.
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Analysis 2.8

Comparison 2 Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control, Outcome 8 All cause mortality.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 1 Composite outcome: working memory.
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Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 1 Composite outcome: working memory.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 2 Composite outcome: learning ability.
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Analysis 3.2

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 2 Composite outcome: learning ability.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 3 Composite outcome: cognitive efficiency.
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Analysis 3.3

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 3 Composite outcome: cognitive efficiency.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 4 CANTAB Paired AssociatesLearning (PAL) test.
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Analysis 3.4

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 4 CANTAB Paired AssociatesLearning (PAL) test.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 5 CANTAB Pattern recognition memory (delayed) test.
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Analysis 3.5

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 5 CANTAB Pattern recognition memory (delayed) test.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 6 Working memory measured by Spatial working memory test.
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Analysis 3.6

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 6 Working memory measured by Spatial working memory test.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 7 CANTAB Rapid visual information processing test.
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Analysis 3.7

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 7 CANTAB Rapid visual information processing test.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 8 CANTAB Reaction time test.
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Analysis 3.8

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 8 CANTAB Reaction time test.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 9 Episodic memory measured by RAVLT (immediate).
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Analysis 3.9

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 9 Episodic memory measured by RAVLT (immediate).

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 10 Speed measured by DSST.
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Analysis 3.10

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 10 Speed measured by DSST.

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 11 Working memory measured by Spatial working memory test.
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Analysis 3.11

Comparison 3 Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin, Outcome 11 Working memory measured by Spatial working memory test.

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Glibenclamide (glyburide) compared to Repaglinide for Type 2 diabetes

Glibenclamide (glyburide) compared to Repaglinide for Type 2 diabetes

Patient or population: patients with Type 2 diabetes
Settings: general population
Intervention: Glibenclamide (glyburide)
Comparison: Repaglinide

Outcomes

Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

No. of Participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Assumed risk

Corresponding risk

Repaglinide

Glibenclamide (glyburide)

Global cognitive function measured by MMSE at 12 months

The mean MMSE at 12 months in the intervention groups was
0.90 lower
(0.12 to 1.68 lower)

156
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
low1,2

Evidence of a small effect on the MMSE favouring glibenclamide (glyburide) at 12 months.

Incidence of MCI

No evidence identified.

Incidence of dementia

No evidence identified.

Adverse events (Hypoglycaemia)

No evidence identified.

Mortality

No evidence identified.

*The basis for the assumed risk (e.g. the median control group risk across studies) is provided in footnotes. The corresponding risk (and its 95% CI) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
CI: Confidence interval;

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect.
Moderate quality: further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate.
Low quality: further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.
Very low quality: we are very uncertain about the estimate.

1 Abbatecola et al (2006) has an unclear risk of bias due to no description on the random sequence generation, allocation concealment, blinding of participants and personnel, and selective reporting.
2 Single study with a small sample size: 156 patients.

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Summary of findings for the main comparison. Glibenclamide (glyburide) compared to Repaglinide for Type 2 diabetes
Summary of findings 2. Intensive glycaemic control compared to standard glycaemic control for Type 2 diabetes

Intense glycaemic control compared to standard glycaemic control for Type 2 diabetes

Patient or population: patients with Type 2 diabetes
Settings: general population
Intervention: intense glycaemic control
Comparison: standard glycaemic control

Outcomes

Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

No of Participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Assumed risk

Corresponding risk

Standard glycaemic control

Intense glycaemic control

Global cognitive function (defined as reduction of at least 3 points in MMSE)

164 per 1000

160 per 1000
(144 to 177)

RR 0.98
(0.88 to 1.08)

11,140
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
moderate1

Evidence of no significant difference between intensive and standard glycaemic control.

Global cognitive function measured by MMSE at 40 months

The mean general cognitive function measured by MMSE at 40 months in the intervention groups was
0.01 lower
(0.18 lower to 0.16 higher)

2794
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
moderate2

Evidence of no significant difference between intensive and standard glycaemic control.

Incidence of MCI

No evidence identified.

Incidence of dementia (defined as dementia according to DSM‐IV)

9 per 1000

11 per 1000
(7 to 16)

RR 1.27
(0.87 to 1.85)

11,140
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
low1,3

Evidence of no significant difference between intensive and standard glycaemic control.

Adverse events (Hypoglycaemia)

17 per 1000

36 per 1000

(25 to 52)

RR 2.18

(1.52 to 3.14)

12,931

(2 studies)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
low1,4

Evidence of a significantly higher incidence of hypoglycaemic events for intensive glycaemic control compared with standard glycaemic control.

Mortality

81 per 1000

81 per 1000
(64 to 102)

RR 1.0
(0.79 to 1.26)

15,888
(3 studies)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
moderate1

Evidence of no significant difference between intensive and standard glycaemic control.

*The basis for the assumed risk (e.g. the median control group risk across studies) is provided in footnotes. The corresponding risk (and its 95% CI) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
CI: Confidence interval; RR: Risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect.
Moderate quality: further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate.
Low quality: further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.
Very low quality: we are very uncertain about the estimate.

1 The ADVANCE study has an unclear risk of bias due to no description in the random sequence generation, allocation concealment, and blinding of participants and personnel.

2 Launer et al has a high risk of bias in the blinding of participants and personnel and an unclear risk of bias due to no description in the blinding of outcome assessors and incomplete outcome data.

3 Event rate low (61 in the intervention group and 48 in the control group).

4 Wide 95% confidence interval around the pooled estimate of effect.

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Summary of findings 2. Intensive glycaemic control compared to standard glycaemic control for Type 2 diabetes
Summary of findings 3. Rosiglitazone plus metformin compared to glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin for Type 2 diabetes

Rosiglitazone plus metformin compared to glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin for Type 2 diabetes

Patient or population: patients with Type 2 diabetes
Settings: general population
Intervention: rosiglitazone plus metformin
Comparison: glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin

Outcomes

Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

No of Participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Assumed risk

Corresponding risk

Glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin

Rosiglitazone plus metformin

Global cognitive function

No evidence identified.

Incidence of MCI

No evidence identified.

Incidence of dementia

No evidence identified.

Adverse events

(Hypoglycaemia)

No evidence identified.

Mortality

No evidence identified.

*The basis for the assumed risk (e.g. the median control group risk across studies) is provided in footnotes. The corresponding risk (and its 95% CI) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
CI: Confidence interval

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect.
Moderate quality: further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate.
Low quality: further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.
Very low quality: we are very uncertain about the estimate.

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Summary of findings 3. Rosiglitazone plus metformin compared to glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin for Type 2 diabetes
Comparison 1. Glibenclamide (glyburide) versus repaglinide

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 MMSE at 12 months Show forest plot

1

156

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.90 [‐1.68, ‐0.12]

2 Cognition composite score at 12 months Show forest plot

1

156

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.00 [‐0.01, 0.01]

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Comparison 1. Glibenclamide (glyburide) versus repaglinide
Comparison 2. Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Global cognitive function measured by MMSE 40 months Show forest plot

1

2794

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.00 [‐0.08, 0.07]

2 Global cognitive function (defined as reduction of at least 3 points in the MMSE) Show forest plot

1

11140

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.88, 1.08]

3 Executive function measured by Stroop test at 40 months Show forest plot

1

2794

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.61 [‐1.62, 0.40]

4 Episodic memory measured by RAVLT at 40 months Show forest plot

1

2794

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.14, 0.12]

5 Speed measured by DDST at 40 months Show forest plot

1

2794

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.32 [‐0.28, 0.92]

6 Incidence of dementia (defined as dementia according to DSM‐IV) Show forest plot

1

11140

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.27 [0.87, 1.85]

7 Hypoglycaemia Show forest plot

2

12931

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

2.18 [1.52, 3.14]

8 All cause mortality Show forest plot

3

15888

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.87, 1.13]

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Comparison 2. Intense glycaemic control versus standard glycaemic control
Comparison 3. Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Composite outcome: working memory Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.69, 0.49]

2 Composite outcome: learning ability Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.0 [‐0.54, 0.54]

3 Composite outcome: cognitive efficiency Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.1 [‐0.64, 0.44]

4 CANTAB Paired AssociatesLearning (PAL) test Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐3.10 [‐3.71, ‐2.49]

5 CANTAB Pattern recognition memory (delayed) test Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.2 [‐0.30, ‐0.10]

6 Working memory measured by Spatial working memory test Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.4 [‐0.24, 1.04]

7 CANTAB Rapid visual information processing test Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐11.7 [‐15.71, ‐7.69]

8 CANTAB Reaction time test Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

9.3 [6.76, 11.84]

9 Episodic memory measured by RAVLT (immediate) Show forest plot

1

137

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.20 [‐0.50, 0.10]

10 Speed measured by DSST Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.4 [‐1.70, ‐1.10]

11 Working memory measured by Spatial working memory test Show forest plot

1

136

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.4 [‐0.24, 1.04]

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Comparison 3. Rosiglitazone plus metformin versus glibenclamide (glyburide) plus metformin