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Table 2 Blood biochemistry and arterial stiffness before and after saxagliptin treatment

From: The synergistic effects of saxagliptin and metformin on CD34+ endothelial progenitor cells in early type 2 diabetes patients: a randomized clinical trial

 

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p-value*

Blood biochemistries

Glucose

Placebo

114.8 ± 5.3

113.8 ± 5.5

112.1 ± 4.8

0.233

Saxagliptin

125.9 ± 7.8

113.5 ± 7.6

117.1 ± 5.8

BUN

Placebo

14.0 ± 0.9

13.0 ± 0.8

13.7 ± 0.7

0.205

Saxagliptin

13.1 ± 0.7

13.9 ± 0.8

13.5 ± 0.8

Serum creatinine

Placebo

1.2 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.1

0.118

Saxagliptin

0.9 ± 0.0

0.9 ± 0.0

0.8 ± 0.0

eGFR

Placebo

93.7 ± 3.6

93.0 ± 3.8

92.7 ± 3.9

0.357

Saxagliptin

98.3 ± 3.1

93.4 ± 2.7

26.9 ± 2.9

Cholesterol

Placebo

174.5 ± 9.9

166.0 ± 7.1

164.3 ± 7.0

0.299

Saxagliptin

170.1 ± 8.1

168.8 ± 6.6

171.8 ± 8.5

Triglycerides

Placebo

106.2 ± 7.3

112.0 ± 10.0

107.8 ± 7.3

0.972

Saxagliptin

122.3 ± 13.7

126.5 ± 13.1

121.7 ± 11.3

LDL/HDL

Placebo

2.3 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

0.160

Saxagliptin

1.8 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.2

HbA1C

Placebo

6.6 ± 0.1

6.6 ± 0.1

6.5 ± 0.1

0.164

Saxagliptin

7.0 ± 0.2

6.8 ± 0.2

6.7 ± 0.2

C-reactive protein

Placebo

2.4 ± 0.6

2.9 ± 0.8

2.9 ± 0.7

0.156

Saxagliptin

2.8 ± 0.5

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

IL-6

Placebo

2.7 ± 0.6

4.0 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 0.9

0.629

Saxagliptin

3.1 ± 0.4

3.9 ± 0.7

3.8 ± 0.8

TNF-α

Placebo

3.1 ± 0.9

2.8 ± 1.1

1.6 ± 0.2

0.213

Saxagliptin

1.7 ± 0.2

1.9 ± 0.2

2.9 ± 1.3

Leptin

Placebo

14.1 ± 2.1

13.1 ± 1.8

13.8 ± 2.4

0.409

Saxagliptin

19.4 ± 3.7

17.4 ± 2.8

20.4 ± 3.5

Adiponectin

Placebo

4.6 ± 0.6

4.9 ± 0.6

5.5 ± 0.6

0.010*

Saxagliptin

4.2 ± 0.6

4.9 ± 0.7

4.0 ± 0.5

GLP1 (ELISA)

Placebo

271.9 ± 67.2

241.1 ± 63.8

295.7 ± 78.5

0.400

Saxagliptin

245.9 ± 59.0

245.3 ± 55.5

234.0 ± 58.7

SDF-1É‘ (ELISA)

Placebo

− 1.84 ± 0.27

− 1.83 ± 0.27

− 1.80 ± 0.27

0.245

Saxagliptin

− 1.99 ± 0.27

− 1.61 ± 0.27

− 1.87 ± 0.25

Arterial stiffness

Diastolic blood pressure (radial)

Placebo

82.7 ± 1.8

82.4 ± 2.3

82.0 ± 2.0

0.3723

Saxagliptin

84.9 ± 1.5

84.3 ± 1.2

81.9 ± 1.1

Diastolic blood pressure (arterial)

Placebo

84.4 ± 1.4

83.4 ± 2.2

83.1 ± 2.0

0.568

Saxagliptin

85.4 ± 1.5

84.6 ± 1.1

82.8 ± 1.1

Systolic blood pressure (radial)

Placebo

131.8 ± 3.6

126.0 ± 4.3

134.0 ± 3.5

0.009*

Saxagliptin

132.7 ± 2.5

133.1 ± 1.8

127.7 ± 2.3

Systolic blood pressure (arterial)

Placebo

118.7 ± 3.0

130.0 ± 7.9

121.2 ± 3.3

0.061

Saxagliptin

121.8 ± 1.7

117.5 ± 2.2

122.6 ± 2.6

Augmentation index-75

Placebo

18.4 ± 2.4

26.0 ± 3.9

23.3 ± 2.3

0.037*

Saxagliptin

24.1 ± 2.1

22.5 ± 2.0

23.1 ± 2.1

  1. * p-values are for the treatment group by visit interaction in the mixed model. This indicates whether the treatment groups had different slopes over time