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Table 2 Characteristics of the patients treated with sitagliptin or anagliptin for 52 weeks (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 (n = 148) P Sitagliptin (n = 159) P Pa
Baseline 52 weeks Baseline 52 weeks
Body mass index 26.7 ± 3.9 26.5 ± 4.1 0.04 25.8 ± 3.6 25.8 ± 3.8 0.92 0.12
Waist circumference (cm) 94.2 ± 11.1 93.6 ± 10.9 0.30 92.7 ± 9.8 92.4 ± 9.6 0.56 0.69
AST (IU/L) 23 (18–30) 23 (18–29) 0.14 20 (18–25) 21 (18–27) 0.02 < 0.01
ALT (IU/L) 23 (17–34) 22 (14–33) 0.12 18 (15–26) 19 (14–26) 0.42 0.08
γGTP (IU/L) 30 (18–46) 27 (19–42) 0.16 24 (18–35) 24 (18–36) 0.12 0.07
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) 16.7 ± 6.0 16.8 ± 5.3 0.89 17.1 ± 5.6 17.5 ± 5.5 0.30 0.51
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.84 ± 0.27 0.86 ± 0.29 0.04 0.86 ± 0.29 0.87 ± 0.29 0.17 0.34
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) 68.9 ± 20.7 66.8 ± 20.6 0.02 66.9 ± 18.5 65.7 ± 18.4 0.06 0.44
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 190 ± 30 186 ± 28 0.02 186 ± 29 191 ± 27 0.01 < 0.01
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 112 ± 22 108 ± 22 0.01 110 ± 22 112 ± 21 0.15 < 0.01
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 54 ± 14 53 ± 13 0.43 55 ± 13 56 ± 13 < 0.01 0.01
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 136 (98–190) 134 (97–185) 0.80 114 (80–158) 110 (82–160) 0.22 0.55
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) 143 ± 42 147 ± 48 0.18 140 ± 39 146 ± 44 < 0.01 0.47
Insulin (µU/mL) 8.0 (5.7–12.0) 8.5 (5.3–13.3) 0.51 6.9 (4.5–11.0) 7.1 (4.7–11.5) 0.54 0.39
HbA1c (%) 7.1 ± 0.8 7.1 ± 0.9 0.71 6.9 ± 0.7 7.0 ± 0.9 0.04 0.28
  1. Variables are expressed as mean ± SD or medians (interquartile ranges)
  2. AST aspartate transaminase, ALT alanine transaminase, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, γGTP γ-glutamyl transpeptidase
  3. aFor group difference in absolute change from baseline to 52 weeks