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. 2023 Oct 14;14(12):2015–2030. doi: 10.1007/s13300-023-01481-7

Table 2.

Characteristics of clinical trials reporting changes in body composition with SGLT2is treatment

Study Year, country Population Intervention Sample size Age (years) Baseline BMI (kg/m2) Concurrent medications
Bolinder et al. [53] 2012, multicenter T2DM Dapagliflozin 10 mg/day 91 60.6 ± 8.2 32.1 ± 3.9 Exclusive treatment with metformin
Placebo 89 60.8 ± 6.9 31.7 ± 3.9
Bolinder et al. [52] 2014, multicenter T2DM Dapagliflozin 10 mg/day 69 60.6 ± 8.2 32.1 ± 3.9 Exclusive treatment with metformin
Placebo 71 60.8 ± 6.9 31.7 ± 3.9
Blonde et al. [51] 2016, multicenter T2DM Canagliflozin 100 mg/day 63 64.3 ± 6.6 30.9 ± 4.8 Antihyperglycemic agents
Canagliflozin 300 mg/day 73 63.0 ± 6.0 31.6 ± 4.3
Placebo 75 64.2 ± 6.4 32.0 ± 5.5
Fadini et al. [62] 2017, Italy T2DM Dapagliflozin 10 mg/day 15 66.3 ± 1.8 28.4 ± 1.4 Oral glucose-lowering drugs or insulin
Placebo 16 61.0 ± 1.8 32.8 ± 1.4
Inoue et al. [69] 2019, Japan T2DM Ipragliflozin 50 mg/day 24 60.5 ± 9.8 27.9 ± 4.0 Insulin alone or plus oral hypoglycemic agents
Placebo 24 60.8 ± 12.1 27.7 ± 4.5
Chehregosha et al. [56] 2021, Iran T2DM/NAFLD Empagliflozin 10 mg 35 50.5 ± 8.4 30.9 ± 3.3 NR
Pioglitazone 34 52.5 ± 7.9 29.4 ± 3.7
Placebo 37 51.8 ± 7.8 30.2 ± 4.4
Lauritsen et al. [58] 2021, Denmark T2DM Empagliflozin 25 mg/day vs. placebo (crossover design) 13 62 ± 6 31.5 ± 5.0 Metformin
Horibe et al. [68] 2022, Japan T2DM Dapagliflozin 5 mg/day 26 59.7 ± 12.0 28.0 ± 4.0 Oral hypoglycemic agents other than SGLT2i
Placebo 24 62.3 ± 6.5 27.6 ± 3.8
Brandt-Jacobsen et al. [54] 2023, Denmark T2DM Empagliflozin 25 mg/day 38 65.7 ± 9.1 32.8 ± 5.6 Unspecified glucose-lowering treatment
Placebo 40 66.4 ± 8.7 30.3 ± 5.9
Nakaguchi et al. [60] 2020, Japan T2DM Empagliflozin 10 mg/day 31 66.3 ± 9.5 25.8 ± 4.1 Insulin
Liraglutide 30 67.2 ± 9.0 26.4 ± 4.6
McCrimmon et al. [59] 2020, multicenter T2DM Canagliflozin 300 mg/day 90 58.6 ± 10.1 32.3 ± 5.5 Metformin
Semaglutide 88 57.8 ± 9.9 32.6 ± 6.4
Cefalu et al. [55] 2013, multicenter T2DM Canagliflozin 100 mg/day 111 NR NR Metformin
Canagliflozin 300 mg/day 102
Glimepiride 96
Kitazawa et al. [64] 2020, Japan T2DM Tofogliflozin 20 mg/day 33 57.3 ± 11.4 25.3 ± 3.9 Metformin and DPP4 inhibitors
Glimepiride 31 57.6 ± 9.3 25.4 ± 3.8
Wolf et al. [61] 2021, Brazil T2DM Dapagliflozin 10 mg/day 44 58 ± 7 30 (7) Up to two oral hypoglycemic agents
Glibenclamide 45 58 ± 7 30 (7)
Tsurutani et al. [50] 2018, multicenter T2DM Ipragliflozin 50 mg/day 60 53.5 ± 11.72 28.8 (6.3) Patients with prior use of SGLT2is or incretin-related agents were excluded
Sitagliptin 59 54.0 ± 10.7 28.5 (5.2)
Zeng et al. [67] 2022, Taiwan T2DM Empagliflozin 25 mg/day 46 58.9 ± 9.9 27.7 ± 5.0 Premixed insulin with or without OAD
Linagliptin 51 58.7 ± 10.2 28.0 ± 3.5
Kato et al. [63] 2017, Japan T2DM

Dapagliflozin 5 mg/day vs. control

(Cross-over design)

Preceding group = 27 48.7 ± 11.5 30.3 ± 5.3 Insulin or antidiabetic drugs
Following group = 29 49.4 ± 11.8 29.6 ± 4.9
Shimizu et al. [65] 2018, Japan T2DM/NAFLD Dapagliflozin 5 mg/day 33 56.2 ± 11.5 27.6 ± 4.7 Three OAD with or without insulin
Control 24 57.1 ± 13.8 28.3 ± 3.5
Yamakage et al. [66] 2020, Japan T2DM Dapagliflozin 5 mg/day 27 58.4 ± 13.0 31.3 ± 7.6 Sulfonylureas, biguanides, alpha-glucosidase, DPP4 inhibitors, or their combination
Control 27 60.7 ± 11.9 30.7 ± 6.2
Han et al. [57] 2020, Korea T2DM Ipragliflozin 50 mg/day 30 52.5 ± 10.3 30.4 ± 5.4 Metformin and pioglitazone combination for at least 8 weeks
Control 15 56.7 ± 11.8 30.2 ± 2.5

T2DM type 2 diabetes, BMI body mass index, NR not reported, SGLT2i sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, DPP4 dipeptidyl peptidase 4, OAD oral antidiabetic drugs

Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range)