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Table 1 general, demographic and laboratory variables in subjects treated with dulaglutide vs. controls ( conventional therapy)

From: Efficacy of dulaglutide on vascular health indexes in subjects with type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial

Variables

Subjects treated with conventional therapy + dulaglutide (n = 56)

Controls (conventional therapy) (n = 56)

p

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

69.7 ± 8.6

67.6 ± 5.1

0.111

M/F (n/%)

24/32 (42.8/57.2)

21/35 (37.5/62.5)

0.700

SBP (mm/Hg) (mean ± SD)

137.8 ± 12.1

133.9 ± 12.3

0.087

DBP (mm/Hg) (mean ± SD)

76.3 ± 12.3

79.8 ± 7.7

0.071

Weight (Kg) (mean ± SD)

75.7 ± 8.5

76.6 ± 7.5

0.562

BMI (kg/m²) (mean ± SD)

27.6 ± 3.4

27.9 ± 3.2

0.563

HR (bpm) (mean ± SD)

76.6 ± 11.1

79.3 ± 15.8

0.299

Total cholesterol (mg/dL) (mmol/L) (mean ± SD)

160.9 ± 20.5/4.2 ± 0.5

167.8 ± 25.8/4.3 ± 0.7

0.121

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) (mean ± SD)

37.4 ± 4.3/0.9 ± 0.1

37.5 ± 4.5/0.9 ± 0.2

0.961

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) (mean ± SD)

102.7 ± 11.6/2.6 ± 0.3

104.5 ± 13.5 /2.7 ± 0.4

0.439

Triglycerides (mmol/L) (mean ± SD)

139.2 ± 13.6/1.6 ± 0.2

138.9 ± 13.6/1.6 ± 0.2

0.910

FPG ( mg/dL/ mmol/L (mean ± SD)

147.6 ± 32.6 /8.2 ± 1.2

144.7 ± 31.5 /8.1 ± 1.8

0.626

HBa1C ( %) (mean ± SD)

7.4 ± 0.7

7.2 ± 0.6

0.101

eGFR CKD-EPI (mL/min per 1·73 m²) (mean ± SD)

77.4 ± 11.2

76.1 ± 16.9

0.640

Microalbuminuria (mg/24 h) (mean ± SD)

80.9 ± 20.9

73.1 ± 29.2

0.107

RHI (mean ± SD)

1.7 ± 0.4

1.8 ± 0.7

0.275

PWV (m/s) (mean ± SD)

11.2 ± 0.9

10.9 ± 0.8

0.193

Aix ( %) (mean ± SD)

105.6 ± 6.9

103.9 ± 4.4

0.121

Hypertension (n/%)

45/80.3

35/62.5

0.700

Diabetes (n/%)

56/100

56/100

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Duration of diabetes (years) (mean ± SD)

10.4 ± 3.3

10.2 ± 4.0

0.773

Dyslipidaemia (n/%)

32 (57.1)

29 (51.8)

0.704

Hypercholesterolaemia (n/%)

31 (55.3)

27 (48.2)

0.570

Smoking (n/%)

12 (21.4)

13 (23.2)

1.0

Microalbuminuria

12 (21.4)

11 (19.6)

1.0

Macroalbuminuria

4 (7.1)

3 (5.4)

1.0

Metformin (n/%)

50 (89.3)

49 ( 87.5)

1.0

Sulfoniluree (n/%)

31 (55.3)

30 (53.6)

1.0

Insulin (n/%)

12 (21.4)

11 (19.6)

1.0

ACEi (n/%)

28 (50.0)

32 (57.1)

0.569

Beta blockers (n/%)

28 (50.0)

24 (42.8)

0.570

CCB (n/%)

21 (37.5)

22 (39.3)

1.0

Antiplatelets (n/%)

23 (41.1)

18 (32.1)

0.432

Anticoagulants (n/%)

30 (53.6)

30 (53.6)

1.0

Diuretics(n/%)

27 (48.2)

30 (53.6)

0.705

Statins (n/%)

22 (39.3)

16 (28.6)

0.318

  1. Data are expressed as mean (SD), n (%)
  2. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, BMI body mass index, HR heart rate, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HBa1C glycated hemoglobin, PWV pulse wave velocity, AIX augmentation index, E-GFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, SGLT2 sodium-glucose co-transporter-2, ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin-receptor blocker, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin A1c, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate