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. 2023 Oct 18;14(12):2159–2172. doi: 10.1007/s13300-023-01490-6

Table 2.

Ongoing regimen before oral semaglutide

Ongoing Proposed p
Number of drug classes used (incl. 0) 1.6 ± 0.9 2.2 ± 0.6  < 0.001
Net change in the number of drugs 1 (0—1) n.a.
Increased number of drugs (add-on) 2414 (54.3%) n.a.
Add-on from naïve treatment 425 (9.6%) n.a.
Unchanged number of drugs (switch) 1714 (38.5%) n.a.
Reduced number of drug (switch 1 vs > 1) 321 (7.2%) n.a.
Specific medications
 Metformin 3553 (79.9%) 3668 (82.4%)  < 0.001
  Metformin alone 1380 (31.0%) 0 (0.0%) n.a.
 Sulfonylurea 649 (14.6%) 112 (2.5%)  < 0.001
 Pioglitazone 219 (4.9%) 92 (2.1%)  < 0.001
 DPP-4 inhibitors 1108 (24.9%) 13 (0.3%)  < 0.001
 GLP1-RA 114 (2.6%) 4449 (100.0%) n.a.
 SGLT-2 inhibitors 929 (20.9%) 939 (21.1%) 0.65
 Insulin 412 (9.3%) 299 (6.7%)  < 0.001
  Basal insulin 403 (9.1%) 298 (6.7%)  < 0.001
  Bolus insulin 79 (1.8%) 10 (0.2%)  < 0.001
Regimen before oral semaglutide
 No treatment 425 (9.6%) 0 (0.0%) n.a.
 Oral monotherapy 1583 (35.6%) 521 (11.7%)  < 0.001
 Dual oral therapy 1592 (35.8%) 2749 (61.8%)  < 0.001
 Triple oral therapy 343 (7.7%) 880 (19.8%)  < 0.001
 Injectable GLP1-RA 86 (1.9%) n.a.
 Basal insulin 333 (7.5%) 289 (6.5%)  < 0.001
 Bolus insulin 79 (1.8%) 10 (0.2%)  < 0.001