Table 2.

Independent clinical factors associated with good response.

Parameters	n(%)	OR	95% CI	P value
Age < 65 years	177(71.1%)	1.716	0.916-3.217	0.092
Sex, female	116(46.6%)	1.036	0.603-1.779	0.899
BMI < 28 kg/m2	118(47.4%)	1.163	0.675-2.003	0.587
Diabetes duration < 10 years	126(50.6%)	1.808	1.038-3.150	0.037
Baseline HbA1c < 8.0%	83(33.7%)	0.245	0.136-0.443	<0.001

BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.