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. 2015 Nov 3;32(11):1085–1103. doi: 10.1007/s12325-015-0255-8

Table 3.

Effects on blood glucose, body weight, and BP in subgroups classified by baseline BP

Dose Total SBP DBP
<130 mmHg ≥130 mmHg <80 mmHg ≥80 mmHg
100 mg HbA1c (%)
 Number of patients 584 295 289 334 250
 Baseline 8.05 [0.88] 8.09 [0.91] 8.01 [0.85] 8.09 [0.93] 8.00 [0.81]
 Week 52 7.11 [0.76] 7.13 [0.71] 7.09 [0.80] 7.11 [0.72] 7.12 [0.81]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −0.94 [0.77] −0.95 [0.75] −0.92 [0.79] −0.98 [0.77] −0.88 [0.77]
 Paired t test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
FPG (mg/dL)
 Number of patients 583 295 288 334 249
 Baseline 158.9 [35.3] 157.1 [35.3] 160.8 [35.3] 157.2 [35.9] 161.3 [34.5]
 Week 52 129.3 [27.9] 127.9 [26.6] 130.7 [29.2] 127.4 [26.0] 131.7 [30.2]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −29.7 [34.2] −29.3 [36.0] −30.1 [32.4] −29.8 [35.5] −29.6 [32.5]
 Paired t test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Body weight (kg)
 Number of patients 584 295 289 334 250
 Baseline 70.44 [15.56] 68.80 [15.51] 72.12 [15.46] 66.70 [14.76] 75.45 [15.22]
 Week 52 67.76 [15.35] 66.26 [15.33] 69.29 [15.24] 64.09 [14.65] 72.67 [14.91]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −2.68 [2.51] −2.54 [2.44] −2.83 [2.59] −2.61 [2.31] −2.78 [2.76]
 Paired t test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
SBP (mmHg)
 Number of patients 584 295 289 334 250
 Baseline 128.87 [13.10] 118.29 [8.11] 139.67 [6.94] 123.00 [12.27] 136.73 [9.58]
 Week 52 124.11 [13.01] 117.51 [11.24] 130.84 [11.11] 119.80 [12.38] 129.86 [11.54]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −4.76 [11.43] −0.78 [10.25] −8.83 [11.14] −3.19 [11.10] −6.86 [11.53]
 Paired t test <0.001 0.192 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
DBP (mmHg)
 Number of patients 584 295 289 334 250
 Baseline 77.76 [9.60] 73.07 [8.41] 82.54 [8.30] 71.18 [6.55] 86.54 [4.79]
 Week 52 74.89 [9.87] 72.30 [9.36] 77.52 [9.69] 70.22 [8.44] 81.11 [8.04]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −2.87 [7.49] −0.77 [7.43] −5.02 [6.92] −0.96 [7.06] −5.43 [7.30]
 Paired t test <0.001 0.077 <0.001 0.013 <0.001
200 mg HbA1c (%)
 Number of patients 713 377 336 394 319
 Baseline 8.09 [0.86] 8.08 [0.87] 8.10 [0.86] 8.04 [0.86] 8.15 [0.87]
 Week 52 7.04 [0.69] 7.00 [0.67] 7.09 [0.72] 7.01 [0.67] 7.08 [0.72]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −1.05 [0.76] −1.08 [0.72] −1.01 [0.80] −1.03 [0.75] −1.07 [0.78]
 Paired t test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
FPG (mg/dL)
 Number of patients 711 376 335 393 318
 Baseline 158.9 [34.4] 161.1 [35.9] 156.5 [32.6] 157.2 [34.9] 161.0 [33.8]
 Week 52 124.9 [22.6] 123.8 [21.5] 126.2 [23.7] 122.5 [20.5] 128.0 [24.6]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −34.0 [30.7] −37.3 [29.9] −30.3 [31.3] −34.8 [29.8] −33.0 [31.8]
 Paired t test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Body weight (kg)
 Number of patients 713 377 336 394 319
 Baseline 69.73 [14.66] 69.02 [15.02] 70.53 [14.22] 66.30 [13.65] 73.97 [14.77]
 Week 52 66.66 [14.34] 65.87 [14.49] 67.56 [14.13] 63.20 [13.13] 70.94 [14.63]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −3.07 [2.79] −3.16 [2.66] −2.97 [2.92] −3.10 [2.68] −3.03 [2.92]
 Paired t test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
SBP (mmHg)
 Number of patients 713 377 336 394 319
 Baseline 128.48 [13.00] 118.59 [8.44] 139.58 [6.76] 122.43 [12.14] 135.95 [9.76]
 Week 52 122.00 [13.37] 116.51 [11.94] 128.17 [12.15] 117.91 [13.04] 127.05 [11.98]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −6.48 [12.56] −2.09 [10.83] −11.41 [12.55] −4.52 [11.95] −8.91 [12.89]
 Paired t test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
DBP (mmHg)
 Number of patients 713 377 336 394 319
 Baseline 77.97 [9.92] 73.59 [8.83] 82.88 [8.70] 70.82 [6.65] 86.79 [4.90]
 Week 52 74.05 [9.76] 71.68 [9.22] 76.72 [9.68] 69.24 [8.15] 80.01 [8.18]
 Change from baseline at week 52 −3.91 [8.11] −1.91 [7.26] −6.16 [8.42] −1.58 [7.26] −6.79 [8.19]
 Paired t test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

Missing data at week 52 were imputed using last observation carried forward method. Data are shown as mean [standard deviation]

DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, SBP systolic blood pressure