Table 1: Changes in variables in the two groups after 3 months.
CI: confidence interval; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin;BMI: body mass index; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase.
Lira + IGla MII
Mean ± SD (n) Mean change from baseline (95% CI) p-value, (n) Mean ± SD (n) Mean change from baseline (95% CI) p-value (n)
Baseline 3 months Baseline 3 months
Body weight (kg) 79.1 ± 14.4 (20) 73.6 ± 12.7 (15) 2.5 (0.6–4.4) <0.05 (15) 70.2 ± 17.5 (10) 73.9 ± 15.7 (8) 0.1 (−2.8–2.9) 0.95 (8)
BMI (kg/m2) 27.3 ± 4.7 (20) 25.4 ± 3.6 (15) 0.9 (0.2–1.6) <0.05 (15) 26.1 ± 5.0 (10) 27.3 ± 5.2 (8) 0.0 (−1–1.1) 0.92 (8)
Plasma glucose (mg/dL) 253.1 ± 145.3 (20) 142.3 ± 45.5 (16) 74.5 (49.5–99.5) <0.001 (16) 291.7 ± 228.8 (10) 145.7 ± 49.6 (10) 146.0 (−27.6–319.6) 0.09(10)
HbA1c (%)[mmol/mol] 10.8 ± 1.7 [94.5 ± 18.6] (20) 6.8 ± 0.9 [50.8 ± 9.8] (16) 3.9 (3.1–4.8) [19.1(10.4–28.9)] <0.001 (16) 10.9 ± 1.6 [95.6 ± 17.5] (10) 6.7 ± 0.8 [49.7 ± 8.7] (10) 4.2 (2.7–5.7) [22.4(6.0–38.8)] <0.001 (10)
HDL-C (mg/dL) 46.8 ± 11.7 (18) 50.6 ± 9.8 (16) 1.6 (−4–7.1) 0.55 (14) 54.8 ± 26.8 (10) 56.7 ± 24.0 (10) 1.9 (−4.2–8) 0.50(10)
LDL-C (mg/dL) 144.7 ± 43.2 (18) 124.7 ± 32.6 (16) 27.2 (14.6–39.8) <0.001 (14) 127.6 ± 57.6 (10) 101.9 ± 41.4 (10) 25.7 (0.3–51.1) <0.05 (10)
TG (mg/dL) 295.0 ± 337.8 (18) 244.2 ± 263.6 (16) 40.5 (−12.6–93.6) 0.12 (14) 186.4 ± 101.9 (10) 157.2 ± 111.4 (10) 29.2 (−18.6–77.0) 0.20 (10)
AST (IU/L) 31.7 ± 21.3 (20) 21.1 ± 8.2 (16) 8 (−0.9–16.9) 0.08(16) 25.7 ± 24.7 (10) 24.6 ± 16.4 (10) 1.1 (−5.7–7.9) 0.72 (10)
ALT (IU/L) 43.9 ± 28.3 (20) 24.0 ± 8.7 (16) 16.8 (2.3–31.3) <0.05 (16) 28.6 ± 27.4 (10) 24.7 ± 15.7 (10) 3.9 (−8.8–16.6) 0.50 (10)