Research from the past year that primary care providers should know about

Key takeaways:

• Two presenters reviewed some of the top articles published in Annals of Internal Medicine in the last year.
• The articles include information on equitable diabetes screening, the effects of vitamin D, medically induced abortions and more.

SAN DIEGO — Two presenters at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting reviewed articles published in Annals of Internal Medicine in the last year that they said have implications for clinical practice.

Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH, FACP, senior deputy editor and vice president of Annals of Internal Medicine, and Stephanie Chang, MD, deputy editor of Annals of Internal Medicine, chose articles that were not related to COVID-19, were a priority area for ACP and were relevant to practice.

The articles included information on coffee consumption, equitable care, the effects of vitamin D, medically induced abortions and more.

Here is a selection of the research Wee and Chang presented that Healio covered:

Moderate coffee consumption with or without sugar lowers mortality risk

Drinking a moderate amount — 1.5 to 3.5 cups per day — of unsweetened or sugar-sweetened coffee was associated with a lower risk for mortality. Read more.

Standard BMI cutoff for obesity ‘may not be appropriate’ in Asian Americans

There is substantial heterogeneity in obesity prevalence among subgroups of Asian American adults. Read more.

Diabetes screening based on race, ethnicity may lead to more equitable care

Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans may be at risk for developing diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than white Americans. Read more.

Serious adverse events 'very rare' in first trimester induced abortions

Procedural-induced abortion may be slightly safer than pharmaceutical-induced abortion, although both are safe and effective. Read more.

First-line SGLT2 inhibitors lower risk for heart failure hospitalization vs. metformin

For patients with type 2 diabetes, first-line SGLT2 inhibitors might be better than metformin when it comes to their cardiovascular health. Read more.

Vitamin D lowers diabetes risk among adults with prediabetes

For adults with prediabetes, vitamin D was effective in decreasing diabetes risk, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis. Read more.

Apixaban ‘might be preferable’ to other DOACs due to lower GI bleeding risk

Compared with other direct oral anticoagulants, apixaban was associated with lower rates of gastrointestinal bleeding but similar rates of ischemic stroke and all-cause mortality among adults with atrial fibrillation. Read more.