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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Changes in liraglutide-induced body composition are related to modifications in plasma cardiac natriuretic peptides levels in obese type 2 diabetic patients

Variable

Baseline (n = 31)

Sex (Male/Female)

16/15

Age (years)

48.5 ± 11.4

Duration of diabetes (years)

6.9 ± 4.1

HbA1c (%)

8.2 ± 0.77

Body weight (kg)

91.6 ± 12.4

BMI (kg/m2)

31.7 ± 3.6

Waist circumference (cm)

108.7 ± 8.8

Medications for Diabetes

 

Metformin (n, %)

31 (100%)

Sulphonylurea (n, %)

10 (32.3%)

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (n, %)

6 (19.4%)

Glinide (n, %)

9 (29.0%)

DPP-IV inhibitor (n, %)

6 (19.4%)

  1. Normally distributed data expressed as mean ± standard deviation and non-normally distributed data expressed as median or as numbers and percentages. HbA1c: glycosylated haemoglobin A1c. BMI: body mass index.