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. 2023 Apr 25;15:81. doi: 10.1186/s13098-023-01059-0

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics and anti-diabetes drugs of patients with diabetes receiving COVID-19 vaccines

Characteristic Mean (standard deviation) or No. (%)
ChAd
(n = 159)
Moderna
(n = 229)
BNT
(n = 67)
P value
Age (years) 63.44 (14.52) 65.67 (8.42) 52.62 (11.34) < 0.001*
Male gender 89 (56.33%) 132 (57.64%) 46 (68.66%) 0.201
Diabetes duration (years) 9.17 (5.98) 10.57 (6.17) 7.39 (5.5) < 0.001*
Type 1 Diabetes 1 (0.63%) 2 (0.87%) 2 (2.99%) 0.269
Alcohol 22 (13.84%) 40 (17.47%) 7 (17.47%) 0.313
Smoker 19 (11.95%) 35 (15.28%) 14 (20.90%) 0.222
Retinopathy 34 (21.38%) 50 (21.83%) 12 (17.91%) 0.782
Proteinuria 56 (35.44%) 87 (37.99%) 23 (34.33%) 0.806
Hypertension 114 (71.70%) 168 (73.36%) 48 (71.64%) 0.922
Coronary heart diseasea 14 (8.81%) 20 (8.73%) 8 (11.94%) 0.709
Cerebrovascular accidentb 14 (8.81%) 14 (6.11%) 3 (4.48%) 0.418
Heart failure 8 (5.03%) 4 (1.75%) 2 (2.99%) 0.183
End-stage renal disease 8 (5.03%) 1 (0.44%) 0 (0.00%) 0.003*
Anti-Diabetes drugs
 Sulfonylurea 54 (33.96%) 98 (42.79%) 28 (41.79%) 0.119
 Metformin 133 (83.65%) 195 (85.15%) 59 (88.06%) 0.696
 Acarbose 8 (5.03%) 8 (3.49%) 4 (5.97%) 0.609
 Glinide 7 (4.40%) 7 (3.06%) 0 (0.00%) 0.216
 Pioglitazone 5 (3.14%) 6 (2.62%) 1 (1.49%) 0.778
 DPP4ic 65 (40.88%) 98 (42.79%) 25 (37.31%) 0.718
 SGLT2id 28 (17.72%) 34 (14.91%) 21 (31.82%) 0.007*
 Insulin 30 (18.87%) 56 (24.45%) 15 (22.39%) 0.428
 GLP-1e analog 6 (3.77%) 11 (4.80%) 3 (4.48%) 0.888
Statins 112 (70.44%) 159 (69.43) 48 (71.64) 0.935

* Significance: P value < 0.05

a Coronary heart disease including history of ischemic heart disease or coronary artery disease

b Cerebrovascular accident including history of embolic, ischemic, or hemorrhagic stroke

c DPP4i = dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor

d SGLT2i = sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor

e GLP-1 = glucagon-like peptide 1