Table 2.

Ranking of Pen Performance for Cartridge-Fitting Torque, Injection Force, and Dose-Setting Dial Torque

	Measurement		Cartridge-fitting torque (t-AUC;°•N)	Injection force (N)
			Verticala	Obliqueb
Rankc	1	NovoPen 4	NovoPen 4	NovoPen 4	HumaPen Luxura
	2	Itango	ClikStar	ClikStar	Itango
	3	ClikStar	Itango	HumaPen Luxura	ClikStar
	4	Biosulin Pen	HumaPen Luxura		NovoPen 4
	5	HumaPen Luxura			Biosulin Pen

^aMeasurement not taken for Biosulin Pen due to automatic injection mechanism

^bMeasurement not taken for Biosulin Pen due to automatic injection mechanism nor Itango because injection force spiked before push-button was displaced by 5 mm

^cRankings based on numerical differences; 1 = highest ranking, 5 = lowest ranking