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. 2014 Sep;8(5):1060–1061. doi: 10.1177/1932296814537041

Table 1.

Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes initiated on V-Go (n = 60).

Variable n = 60
Female, n (%) 35 (58.3)
Age
 Mean (SD), years 52.0 (10.7)
 Range (Min-Max), years 32-81
 ≤45 years, n (%) 21 (35.0)
 46-55 years, n (%) 16 (26.7)
 56-65 years, n (%) 20 (33.3)
 >65 years, n (%) 3 (5.0)
Race
 African American, n (%) 22 (36.7)
 Caucasian, n (%) 38 (63.3)
Years with diabetes diagnosis
 Mean (SD), years 13.0 (6.5)
 >10 years, n (%) 36 (60.0)
 Between 5-10 years, n (%) 12 (20.0)
 <5 years, n (%) 4 (6.7)
 Unknown duration of diabetes, n (%) 8 (13.3)
Baseline HbA1ca
 Mean (SD), % 9.1 (1.7)
 <7% (53 mmol/mol), n (%) 5 (8.3)
 7-7.9% (53-63 mmol/mol), n (%) 11 (18.3)
 8-8.9% (64-74 mmol/mol), n (%) 15 (25.0)
 9-9.9% (75-85 mmol/mol), n (%) 14 (23.3)
 10-10.9% (86-96 mmol/mol), n (%) 7 (11.7)
 ≥11%(≥97 mmol/mol), n (%) 8 (13.3)
Weight, mean (SD), pounds 223.0 (44.0)
BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 34.4 (6.1)
 Normal, 18.5–24.9, n (%) 3 (5.0)
 Overweight, 25.0–29.9, n (%) 13 (21.7)
 Obese, ≥30.0, n (%) 44 (73.3)
Initial V-Go prescription
 V-Go 20, n (%) 18 (30)
 V-Go 30, n (%) 17 (28.3)
 V-Go 40, n (%) 25 (41.7)
a

Prior to V-Go initiation.