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. 2023 Apr 29;22:100. doi: 10.1186/s12933-023-01832-5

Table 1.

Clinical and metabolic characteristics of the CANVAS cohort by weight loss category and treatment*

Group (N, %) Gainers (G)
867 (10)
Stable (S)
6936 (80)
Losers (L)
853 (10)
p (G vs. S) p (L vs. S) p Cana
N (% of group)

Placebo

580 (67)

Cana

287 (33)

Placebo

2894 (42)

Cana

4042 (58)

Placebo

184 (22)

Cana

669 (78)

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BMI change (kg/m 2 ) + 1.6 [0.9] + 1.6 [0.9] − 0.2 [1.1] − 0.8 [1.2] − 3.0 [1.2] − 3.0 [1.3] < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
Weight change (kg) + 4.5 [2.4] + 4.5 [2.5] − 0.6 [3.0] − 2.2 [3.4] − 8.2 [3.1] − 8.7 [3.4] < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
Percent weight change + 5.0 + 5.1 − 0.7 − 2.6 − 8.9 − 8.9 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
Clinical phenotype
Sex (% M) 63 64 63 64 63 68 ns ns < 0.0001
Age (years) 62 ± 8 61 ± 8 64 ± 8 63 ± 8 64 ± 8 63 ± 9 < 0.0001 0.0007 0.0060
Baseline BMI (kg/m2) 32.7 ± 6.3 32.5 ± 6.5 31.5 ± 5.5 31.3 ± 5.5 35.9 ± 6.5 35.1 ± 6.1 0.0019 < 0.0001 ns
Baseline body weight (kg) 93 ± 22 92 ± 22 88 ± 19 88 ± 19 103 ± 21 102 ± 21 0.0009 < 0.0001 ns
eGFR (mL.min-1.1.73 m-2) 76 ± 22 77 ± 22 76 ± 20 77 ± 20 76 ± 21 79 ± 20 ns ns ns
Type 2 diabetes duration (years) 12 [9] 13 [9] 13 [10] 12 [9] 13 [11] 13 [10] ns ns ns
HbA1c (%) 8.28 ± 0.96 8.32 ± 1.03 8.22 ± 0.91 8.25 ± 0.94 8.25 ± 0.91 8.23 ± 0.92 ns ns ns
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 136 ± 16 135 ± 17 137 ± 15 136 ± 15 139 ± 17 137 ± 16 ns ns ns
UACR (mg/g) 14 [40] 16 [40] 12 [33] 12 [32] 14 [51] 12 [31] 0.0357 0.0150 ns
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) 1.15 [0.42] 1.14 [0.38] 1.14 [0.37] 1.13 [0.38] 1.18 ± 0.33 1.18 ± 0.33 ns ns ns
Prior CVD (%) 67 67 66 64 69 66 ns ns ns
Prior MI (%) 31 29 29 28 36 30 ns 0.0489 ns
Prior HF (%) 15 19 15 14 23 13 ns ns ns
Smokers (%) 16 16 18 17 21 23 ns 0.0005 0.0008
Use of loop or non-loop diuretics (%) 47 47 45 42 48 48 0.0451 0.0184 0.0097
Use of antithrombotics (%) 76 72 74 72 82 75 ns 0.0162 0.0322
Use of statin (%) 73 70 76 75 76 76 0.0211 ns ns
Use of RAAS inhibitors (%) 78 81 81 81 79 81 ns ns ns
Use of ß-blockers (%) 57 55 53 53 70 51 ns ns ns
Use of insulin (%) 60 57 49 49 44 53 < 0.0001 ns < 0.0001
Use of metformin (%) 73 72 80 78 77 79 0.0003 ns 0.0012
Use of sulphonylureas (%) 37 39 44 45 41 39 0.0002 0.0017 < 0.0001
Use of GLP-1 RA (%) 8 4 4 3 7 7 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001

*entries are mean ± standard deviation or median [interquartile range]. p (G vs. S) = Gainers vs. Stable and p (L vs. S) = Losers vs. Stable are computed by 2-way ANOVA or c2; pCana = Cana vs. Placebo is computed by Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test

BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; UACR, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; RAAS, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system; GLP-1 RA = glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HF, heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction