Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety
and tolerability of sitagliptin 100 mg/day in elderly
patients with type 2 diabetes.
Design A post hoc pooled analysis of 25 randomized,
double-blind, parallel group clinical studies with results
available as of 1 December 2011.
Setting Multicenter, international clinical trials.
Subjects Patients with type 2 diabetes aged 65 years or older.
Interventions Patients were randomized to sitagliptin
100 mg/day (n = 1,261) or a comparator (n = 1,185) for
12 weeks to 2 years.
Main Outcome Measures In each study, investigators
reported serious and non-serious adverse events that occurred
during the study, and serious adverse events occurring within
14 days following the last dose of study drug. This analysis
used patient-level data from each study to assess the exposureadjusted
incidence rates of specific adverse events that
occurred following initiation of study drug