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Table 2 Primary outcome measures

From: Effect of liraglutide on cardiac function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: randomized placebo-controlled trial

 

Mean (SD) change from baseline to 26 weeks

Mean (95% CI) changes from baseline (liraglutide vs placebo)

P value

Liraglutide (n = 23)

Placebo (n = 26)

LV diastolic function

 E in mL/s (SD)

− 33 (59)

23 (62)

− 56 (− 91 to − 21)

0.002

 A in mL/s (SD)

31 (77)

23 (62)

3 (− 35 to 41)

0.88

 E/A (SD)

− 0.19 (0.31)

− 0.00 (0.17)

− 0.17 (− 0.27 to − 0.06)

0.003

 Edec in mL/s2 × 10−3 (SD)

− 0.6 (0.6)

0.3 (0.9)

− 0.9 (− 1.3 to − 0.4)

< 0.001

 Ea in cm/s (SD)

0.4 (1.8)

− 0.2 (1.7)

0.4 (− 0.6 to 1.4)

0.40

 E/Ea (SD)

− 0.9 (2.6)

0.6 (1.9)

− 1.8 (− 3.0 to − 0.6)

0.005

LV systolic function

 Stroke volume in mL (SD)

− 4 (13)

5 (12)

− 9 (−16 to −2)

0.02

 Ejection fraction in (% (SD)

− 1 (5)

1 (5)

− 3 (−6 to − 0.1)

0.02

 Cardiac output in L/min (SD)

0.0 (0.9)

0.3 (1.1)

− 0.4 (− 0.9 to 0.2)

0.21

 Cardiac index in L/min/m2 (SD)

− 0.0 (0.4)

0.1 (0.5)

− 0.1 (− 0.4 to 0.1)

0.27

 Peak ejection rate in mL/s (SD)

− 28 (89)

24 (82)

− 46 (−95 to 3)

0.07

  1. Within group and between group changes in left ventricular diastolic and systolic function between baseline and 26 weeks (primary outcome)
  2. E early transmitral peak flow rate, A late transmitral peak flow rate, Edec early deceleration peak of transmitral flow rate, Ea early peak mitral annular septal tissue velocity