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Article History

Received: 3 February 2021

Accepted: 14 July 2021

First Online: 31 July 2021

Declarations

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: Approvals were provided by the following ethics boards: the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board at the University of Calgary, the Clinical Research Ethics Board at the University of British Columbia, the Health Research Ethics Board at the University of Manitoba, and the Medical/Biomedical Research Ethics Committee of the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal (the latter was for Quebec and CPRD data). Study cohort members were not required to provide informed consent for participation in this study because this study involved a retrospective review of electronic healthcare records; it was impracticable to obtain consent, as approved by the research ethics boards and/or data access committees at each participating site. Specifically, informed consent to participate was waived by the following ethics boards: the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board at the University of Calgary, the Clinical Research Ethics Board at the University of British Columbia, the Health Research Ethics Board at the University of Manitoba, and the Medical/Biomedical Research Ethics Committee of the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal (the latter was for Quebec and CPRD data). All study protocols were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations at each participating site.

: Not applicable.

: Dr. Alessi-Severini received research grants from Pfizer and Merck for studies not involving SGLT2 inhibitors or DPP-4 inhibitors. The remaining authors have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.