Patrick B Ryan1, Martijn J Schuemie1, Darmendra Ramcharran2, Paul E Stang1. 1. Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Global Research and Development Epidemiology, 1125 Trenton Harbourton Road, Rm K30205, Titusville, NJ, 08560, USA. 2. Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Global Research and Development Epidemiology, 1125 Trenton Harbourton Road, Rm K30205, Titusville, NJ, 08560, USA. dramchar@ITS.JNJ.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: A recently published analysis of population-based claims data from Ontario, Canada reported higher risks of acute kidney injury (AKI) and related outcomes among older adults who were new users of atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) compared with unexposed patients. In light of these findings, the objective of the current study was to further investigate the risks of AKI and related outcomes among older adults receiving AAPs. METHODS: A replication of the previously published analysis was performed using the US Truven MarketScan Medicare Supplemental database (MDCR) among patients aged 65 years and older. Compared with non-users of AAPs, the study compared the risk of AKI and related outcomes with users of AAPs (quetiapine, risperidone, olanzapine, aripiprazole, or paliperidone) using a 1-to-1 propensity score matched analysis. In addition, we performed adapted analyses that: (1) included all covariates used to fit propensity score models in outcome models; and (2) required patients to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression and a healthcare visit within 90 days prior to the index date. RESULTS: AKI effect estimates [as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)] were significantly elevated in our MDCR replication analyses (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.32-1.60); however, in adapted analyses, associations were not significant (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.78-1.07)). In analyses of AKI and related outcomes, results were mostly consistent between the previously published and the MDCR replication analyses. The primary change that attenuated associations in adapted analyses was the requirement for patients to have a mental health condition and a healthcare visit prior to the index date. CONCLUSIONS: The MDCR analysis yielded similar results when the methodology of the previously published analysis was replicated, but, in adapted analyses, we did not find significantly higher risks of AKI and related outcomes. The contrast of results between our replication and adapted analyses may be due to the analytic approach used to compare patients (and potential confounding by indication). Further research is warranted to evaluate these associations, while also examining methods to account for differences in older adults who do and do not use these medications.
OBJECTIVE: A recently published analysis of population-based claims data from Ontario, Canada reported higher risks of acute kidney injury (AKI) and related outcomes among older adults who were new users of atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) compared with unexposed patients. In light of these findings, the objective of the current study was to further investigate the risks of AKI and related outcomes among older adults receiving AAPs. METHODS: A replication of the previously published analysis was performed using the US Truven MarketScan Medicare Supplemental database (MDCR) among patients aged 65 years and older. Compared with non-users of AAPs, the study compared the risk of AKI and related outcomes with users of AAPs (quetiapine, risperidone, olanzapine, aripiprazole, or paliperidone) using a 1-to-1 propensity score matched analysis. In addition, we performed adapted analyses that: (1) included all covariates used to fit propensity score models in outcome models; and (2) required patients to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression and a healthcare visit within 90 days prior to the index date. RESULTS: AKI effect estimates [as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)] were significantly elevated in our MDCR replication analyses (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.32-1.60); however, in adapted analyses, associations were not significant (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.78-1.07)). In analyses of AKI and related outcomes, results were mostly consistent between the previously published and the MDCR replication analyses. The primary change that attenuated associations in adapted analyses was the requirement for patients to have a mental health condition and a healthcare visit prior to the index date. CONCLUSIONS: The MDCR analysis yielded similar results when the methodology of the previously published analysis was replicated, but, in adapted analyses, we did not find significantly higher risks of AKI and related outcomes. The contrast of results between our replication and adapted analyses may be due to the analytic approach used to compare patients (and potential confounding by indication). Further research is warranted to evaluate these associations, while also examining methods to account for differences in older adults who do and do not use these medications.
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