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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and demographics of subjects in the SUSTAIN 6 trial

From: Cardiovascular risk reduction with once-weekly semaglutide in subjects with type 2 diabetes: a post hoc analysis of gender, age, and baseline CV risk profile in the SUSTAIN 6 trial

A. Post hoc analysis by gender

 

Semaglutide

Placebo

Male

Female

Male

Female

 Subject demographics

  Full analysis set, N

1013

635

989

660

  Trial completers, n (%)

959 (94.7)

602 (94.8)

926 (93.6)

623 (94.4)

  Treatment completers, n (%)

773 (76.3)

481 (75.7)

788 (79.7)

514 (77.9)

 Baseline characteristicsa

  Age, years

64.6 (7.3)

64.8 (7.1)

64.6 (7.6)

64.6 (7.5)

  Body weight, kg

96.7 (20.5)

85.4 (19.0)

95.8 (21.0)

86.0 (18.4)

  BMI, kg/m2

32.3 (5.9)

33.7 (6.6)

32.1 (6.0)

33.9 (6.3)

  Diabetes duration, years

13.9 (8.1)

14.5 (8.4)

13.5 (8.0)

13.8 (8.1)

  HbA1c, %

8.6 (1.4)

8.8 (1.6)

8.6 (1.4)

8.8 (1.6)

  Smoking status (never/previous/current), %

33.5/51.7/14.8

65.4/26.1/8.5

30.1/56.1/13.7

66.8/23.0/10.2

B. Post hoc analysis by age

 

Semaglutide

Placebo

≤ 65 years

> 65 years

≤ 65 years

> 65 years

 Subject demographics

  Full analysis set, N

950

698

929

720

  Trial completers, n (%)

899 (94.6)

662 (94.8)

875 (94.2)

674 (93.6)

  Treatment completers, n (%)

745 (78.4)

509 (72.9)

745 (80.2)

557 (77.4)

 Baseline characteristicsb

  Age, years

59.7 (4.1)

71.4 (4.7)

59.2 (4.3)

71.6 (4.5)

  Females, %

38.4

38.7

40.9

38.9

  Body weight, kg

94.0 (21.1)

90.0 (19.8)

93.0 (21.4)

90.5 (19.3)

  BMI, kg/m2

33.3 (6.4)

32.2 (5.9)

33.1 (6.4)

32.4 (5.8)

  Diabetes duration, years

12.6 (7.2)

16.4 (8.9)

12.4 (7.4)

15.2 (8.5)

  HbA1c, %

8.9 (1.6)

8.4 (1.2)

8.9 (1.6)

8.4 (1.3)

  Smoking status (never/previous/current),  %

47.0/37.1/16.0

44.1/48.4/7.5

45.3/39.0/15.7

44.2/47.9/7.8

C. Post hoc analyses by CV risk profile at baseline

 

Semaglutide

Placebo

Semaglutide

Placebo

Prior MI/stroke

No prior MI/stroke

Prior MI/stroke

No prior MI/stroke

Established CVD

CV risk factors

Established CVD

CV risk factors

 Full analysis set, N

673

975

694

955

1262

386

1271

378

 Baseline characteristics

  Age, years

63.8 (7.5)

65.2 (6.9)

63.6 (7.9)

65.3 (7.2)

64.2 (7.3)

66.1 (6.5)

64.2 (7.7)

66.0 (6.7)

  Female, n (%)

208 (30.9)

427 (43.8)

225 (32.4)

435 (45.5)

445 (35.3)

190 (49.2)

463 (36.4)

197 (52.1)

  Diabetes duration, years

13.7 (8.5)

14.5 (8.0)

13.3 (8.1)

13.8 (8.0)

14.0 (8.4)

14.8 (7.6)

13.3 (7.9)

14.6 (8.2)

  BMI, kg/m2

32.6 (6.0)

33.0 (6.4)

32.7 (6.2)

32.8 (6.2)

32.8 (6.1)

32.8 (6.5)

33.0 (6.2)

32.3 (6.1)

  HbA1c, %

8.8 (1.6)

8.7 (1.4)

8.7 (1.5)

8.7 (1.4)

8.7 (1.5)

8.7 (1.4)

8.7 (1.5)

8.7 (1.5)

 CV risk factors

  Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

134.6 (17.7)

136.9 (17.3)

134.9 (17.1)

135.5 (16.6)

135.5 (17.5)

137.5 (17.5)

134.9 (16.6)

136.5 (17.4)

  Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

76.8 (9.9)

77.1 (10.1)

76.7 (10.4)

77.4 (9.8)

76.7 (10.0)

77.9 (9.8)

77.0 (10.2)

77.5 (9.6)

  Total cholesterol, mmol/L [mean (CoV)]

4.2 (26.8)

4.4 (25.5)

4.2 (27.9)

4.3 (26.5)

4.3 (26.9)

4.4 (23.6)

4.2 (27.6)

4.4 (25.4)

  eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 [mean (CoV)]

72.1 (39.2)

70.1 (41.4)

73.8 (39.8)

69.0 (44.6)

72.9 (38.7)

64.9 (44.8)

73.9 (39.7)

61.7 (49.2)

  Current smoker, n (%)

106 (15.8)

98 (10.1)

109 (15.7)

93 (9.74)

170 (13.5)

34 (8.8)

167 (13.1)

35 (9.3)

 Manifestation of CVD

  Prior MI, n (%)

530 (78.8)

542 (78.1)

530 (42.0)

542 (42.6)

  Ischemic heart disease, n (%)

571 (84.8)

417 (42.8)

589 (84.9)

417 (43.7)

988 (78.3)

1006 (79.2)

  Prior stroke, n (%)

191 (28.4)

210 (30.3)

191 (15.1)

210 (16.5)

  Peripheral arterial disease, n (%)

87 (12.9)

139 (14.3)

89 (12.8)

138 (14.5)

226 (17.9)

227 (17.9)

  ≥ 50% arterial stenosis, n (%)

327 (48.6)

240 (24.6)

361 (52.0)

239 (25.0)

567 (44.9)

600 (47.2)

  Percutaneous coronary intervention, n (%)

327 (48.6)

163 (16.7)

342 (49.3)

180 (18.8)

490 (38.8)

522 (41.1)

  Coronary artery bypass graft, n (%)

182 (27.0)

106 (10.9)

182 (26.2)

107 (11.2)

288 (22.8)

289 (227)

  Heart failure, n (%)

187 (27.8)

194 (19.9)

185 (26.7)

211 (22.1)

381 (30.2)

396 (31.2)

  1. Data presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated. Data were pooled for semaglutide groups and placebo groups in each SUSTAIN 6 subgroup
  2. BMI body mass index, CoV coefficient of variation, CV cardiovascular, CVD cardiovascular disease, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, MI myocardial infarction, SD standard deviation
  3. aNumbers are based on an in-trial analysis comprising events with onset on or after the day of randomization and until end of trial
  4. bData were pooled for semaglutide groups and placebo groups in each SUSTAIN 6 subgroup