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 |