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Table 1 Background of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 307)

From: Treatment with anagliptin, a DPP-4 inhibitor, decreases FABP4 concentration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a high risk for cardiovascular disease who are receiving statin therapy

  Anagliptin Sitagliptin P
n (M/F) 148 (89/59) 159 (93/66) 0.77
Age (years) 68 ± 9 68 ± 9 0.91
Body mass index 26.7 ± 3.9 25.8 ± 3.6 0.04
Waist circumference (cm) 94.2 ± 11.1 92.7 ± 9.8 0.24
Smoking habit 71 (48) 92 (58) 0.08
Alcohol drinking habit 58 (39) 67 (42) 0.60
Diagnosis
 Hypertension 117 (79) 116 (73) 0.21
 Coronary artery disease 68 (46) 71 (45) 0.82
 Stroke 22 (15) 24 (15) 0.96
Medication
 Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitora 122 (82) 128 (81) 0.66
 Biguanide 74 (50) 71 (45) 0.35
 Thiazolidinedione 22 (15) 29 (18) 0.43
 α glucosidase inhibitor 19 (13) 27 (17) 0.31
 Sulfonylurea 41 (28) 32 (20) 0.12
 Glinide 7 (5) 2 (1) 0.09
 Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor 25 (17) 16 (10) 0.08
 Insulin 12 (8) 13 (8) 0.98
 Statin 148 (100) 159 (100)
 Strong statinb 118 (80) 121 (76) 0.44
 Ezetimibe 16 (11) 11 (7) 0.23
 Fibrate 9 (6) 7 (4) 0.51
 Eicosapentaenoic acid 16 (11) 13 (8) 0.43
 Angiotensin II receptor blocker 75 (51) 80 (50) 0.95
 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor 18 (12) 10 (6) 0.07
 Calcium channel blocker 72 (49) 68 (43) 0.30
 β blocker 35 (24) 38 (24) 0.96
 Diuretic 24 (16) 20 (13) 0.36
 Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist 6 (4) 6 (4) 0.90
  1. Variables are expressed as number (%), mean ± SD or medians (interquartile ranges)
  2. aThe use before the study
  3. bIndicates atorvastatin, rosuvastatin and pitavastatin