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. 2024 Dec 5;15:1502050. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1502050

Table 2.

Demographic information and metabolic and biochemical indices of patients in the training set with and without gastrointestinal adverse effects during the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.

GISE(−) (n = 220) GISE(+) (n = 378) p-value
Age (years) 48 (39–57) 57 (51–65) <0.001*
Gender (% women) 40 (18.18) 128 (33.86) <0.001*
Duration of diabetes (years) 1.00 (0.00–8.00) 6.00 (0.50–12.00) <0.001*
Family history of gastrointestinal disorders, n (%) 7 (3.18) 23 (6.08) 0.117
History of gastrointestinal disorders, n (%) 21 (9.55) 115 (30.42) <0.001*
Smoking history, n (%) 98 (44.55) 132 (34.92) 0.013*
History of alcoholism, n (%) 82 (37.27) 109 (28.84) 0.065
No. of combined oral drugs 1 (0–3) 3 (2–5) <0.001*
BMI (kg/m2) 28.68 (26.14–31.09) 27.72 (25.66–30.17) 0.005*
HR (bpm) 83.44 ± 28.35 82.67 ± 13.94 0.950
SBP (mmHg) 132.26 ± 14.69 132.50 ± 14.49 0.848
DBP (mmHg) 81.47 (74.31–87.70) 79.00 (73.30–85.00) 0.013*
FBG (mmol/L) 7.41 ± 1.85 7.52 ± 1.87 0.710
HbA1c (%) 8.40 (7.30–9.90) 8.40 (7.32–9.70) 0.811
TG (mmol/L) 3.28 (0.24–4.65) 2.67 (0.24–4.46) 0.625
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.04 (0.91–1.16) 1.03 (0.92–1.17) 0.812
LDL-C (mmol/L) 2.60 ± 0.78 2.57 ± 0.91 0.745
TC (mmol/L) 13.34 (2.10–19.80) 14.09 (2.09–20.28) 0.748
TSH (μIU/mL) 1.74 (1.25–2.62) 1.90 (1.30–2.63) 0.451
FT3 (pmol/L) 4.76 (4.23–5.28) 4.56 (4.02–4.96) <0.001*
FT4 (pmol/L) 18.95 (17.18–20.43) 18.24 (16.74–20.10) 0.046*
FINS (μIU/mL) 9.20 (4.15–15.46) 8.52 (5.00–15.15) 0.824
ALT (U/L) 26.40 (20.22–44.48) 24.50 (17.60–4.40) 0.028*
AST (U/L) 19.50 (15.75–27.10) 18.00 (14.25–23.70) 0.053
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) 110.98 (100.38–120.94) 104.93 (96.97–114.70) <0.001*
Cr (μmol/L) 69.00 (58.00–79.00) 67.00 (57.00–75.00) 0.224
Urea/Cr (ratio) 0.08 (0.06–0.10) 0.08 (0.07–0.09) 0.190
β2-M (mg/L) 1.60 (1.42–1.88) 1.68 (1.49–1.96) 0.068
TBIL (μmol/L) 12.00 (8.65–15.40) 10.30 (8.03–13.80) 0.024*
UA (μmol/L) 360.50 (291.00–408.00) 320.00 (271.00–383.50) 0.013*
RBC (×1012/L) 4.35 (2.00–5.11) 4.00 (2.00–5.14) 0.461
WBC (×109/L) 6.25 (5.41–7.69) 6.42 (5.39–7.43) 0.829
PLT (×109/L) 221.00 (190.00–255.50) 220.50 (183.25–263.00) 0.733

Variables are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or percentage.

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; BMI, body mass index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; FINS, fasting insulin; HbA1c , glycated hemoglobin; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; FT3 , free triiodothyronine; FT4 , free thyroxine; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; Cr, creatinine; Urea/Cr, urea-to-creatinine ratio; β2-M, β2-microglobulin; TBIL, total bilirubin; UA, uric acid; RBC, red blood cell count; WBC, white blood cell count; PLT, platelet count.

*p < 0.05.