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Table 3 Intragroup analysis of patients treated with subjects treated with conventional therapy + dulaglutide at a three and nine month follow-up

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

Variabile

Baseline

Three months

Nine months

p

SBP (mm/Hg) (mean ± SD)

137.8 ± 12.1

134.9 ± 10.9

129.7 ± 10.7

< 0.0005*

0.012^

DBP (mm/Hg) (mean ± SD)

76.3 ± 12.3

73.2 ± 9.9

71.9 ± 9.2

0.03*

Weight (Kg) (mean ± SD)

75.7 ± 8.5

73.1 ± 7.6

68.9 ± 8.8

0.02 °

< 0.0005*

0.008^

BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)

27.6 ± 3.4

26.9 ± 3.4

25.2 ± 3.6

< 0.0005*

0.01^

HR (bpm) (mean ± SD)

76.6 ± 11.1

75.6 ± 6.0

75.1 ± 5.3

0.58

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

160.9 ± 20.5 /4.2 ± 0.5

160.3 ± 21.2/ 4.3 ± 0.7

152.3 ± 22.4/3.9 ± 0.5

0.04*

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl/mmol/L) (mean ± SD)

37.4 ± 4.3/0.9 ± 0.1

36.4 ± 4.3/ 0.9 ± 0.1

38.3 ± 6.1/ 0.9 ± 0.1

0.79

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl/mmol/L)

(mean ± SD)

102.7 ± 11.6/2.6 ± 0.3

101.8 ± 10.6 /2.6 ± 0.2

96.0 ± 9.1/2.4 ± 0.2

0.001*

0.002^

Triglycerides (mg/dl/mmol/L)

(mean ± SD)

139.2 ± 13.6/1.6 ± 0.2

138.1 ± 13.2/1.5 ± 0.1

137.5 ± 18.9/1.5 ± 0.2

0.1

FPG (mg/dL/mmol/L) (mean ± SD)

147.6 ± 32.6 /8.2 ± 1.2

131.2 ± 21.9/7.2 ± 1.2

119.3 ± 14.3/6.6 ± 1.0

0.002°

< 0.0005*

0.001^

HBa1C (%) (media ± DS)

7.4 ± 0.7

6.5 ± 0.5

6.2 ± 0.3

< 0.0005*°^

GFR CKD-EPI

(mean ± SD)

77.4 ± 11.2

76.7 ± 10.5

76.7 ± 9.8

0.1

Microalbuminuria

(mg/24 h) (mean ± SD)

80.9 ± 20.9

80.1 ± 16.6

80.1 ± 16.6

0.35

RHI (mean ± SD)

1.7 ± 0.4

1.8 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 0.4

< 0.0005*

PWV (m/s) (mean ± SD)

11.2 ± 0.9

10.8 ± 0.8

10.6 ± 0.8

0.02°

< 0.0005*

Aix (%)(mean ± SD)

105.6 ± 6.9

103.1 ± 6.7

101.8 ± 5.3

0.001*

  1. Data are expressed as mean (SD), n (%),
  2. Italic emphasis indicates significant differences at statistical analysis (p < 0.05)
  3. 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
  4. P = p value of intragroup differences assessed by independent Student t test for continuous parameters
  5. *9 months vs baseline; ^ 9 months vs 3 months; ° 3 months vs baseline