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. 2016 Aug 8;7(3):439–454. doi: 10.1007/s13300-016-0189-4

Table 1.

Patient demographics and baseline characteristics

Parameter Linagliptin [19, 20] Saxagliptin [17] Sitagliptina [16] Vildagliptin [14]
Overall RI Severe RI Overall RI Overall RI Moderate RI Severe RI
Active (n = 113) PBO (n = 122) Active (n = 68) PBO (n = 65) Active (n = 85) PBO (n = 85) Active (n = 65) PBO (n = 26) Active (n = 165) PBO (n = 129) Active (n = 124) PBO (n = 97)
Age (years) 66.6 ± 9.3 64.0 ± 10.9 64.9 ± 9.6 66.8 ± 8.3 66.2 ± 9.1 68.9 ± 9.8 65.3 ± 9.7 67.7 ± 8.8 69.7 ± 7.3 64.1 ± 9.2 64.5 ± 10.8
Men, n (%) or % 63.4% 45 (66.2) 35 (53.8) 32 (37.6) 41 (48.2) 31 (48.0) 16 (62.0) 96 (58.2) 80 (62.0) 65 (52.4) 53 (54.6)
Race, n (%) or %
 Europid/White 70.2% 53 (77.9) 45 (69.2) 85 (100) 85 (100) 22 (34.0) 8 (31.0) 116 (70.3) 94 (72.9) 61 (49.2) 49 (50.4)
 Asian (Indian subcontinent) 8b (11.8) 11b (16.9) 20b (31.0) 7b (27.0) 24 (14.5) 15 (11.6) 22 (17.7) 21 (21.6)
 Asian (non-Indian subcontinent) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.6) 0 (0.0)
 Hispanic/Latino 17 (26.0) 9 (35.0) 21 (12.7) 16 (12.4) 36 (29.0) 26 (26.8)
 Black 6 (8.8) 7 (10.8) 4 (6.0) 1 (4.0) 2 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.6) 0 (0.0)
 Other 2 (3.1) 1 (1.5) 2 (3.0) 1 (4.0) 2 (1.2) 4 (3.1) 1 (0.8) 1 (1.0)
BMI (kg/m2) 32.3 ± 5.8 31.7 ± 5.9 31.2 ± 6.1 30.2 ± 6.8 26.5 ± 4.0 26.9 ± 4.5 30.2 ± 5.1 30.0 ± 5.0 30.2 ± 5.6 29.5 ± 5.0
HbA1c (%) 8.1 ± 0.9 8.2 ± 1.1 8.2 ± 0.9 8.5 ± 1.2 8.1 ± 1.1 7.6 ± 0.9 7.8 ± 0.9 7.8 ± 1.0 7.8 ± 0.9 7.7 ± 1.0 7.7 ± 1.0
FPG (mmol/L) 8.3 ± 4.4 8.9 ± 3.6 10.4 ± 3.9 9.4 ± 3.3 8.9 ± 2.7 8.6 ± 2.0 9.1 ± 3.3 8.4 ± 2.7 8.1 ± 2.8 8.6 ± 3.4
Duration of T2DM (years) 15.1 ± 7.5 18.2 ± 8.5 13.6 ± 9.7 13.2 ± 8.9 15.0 ± 9.1 15.2 ± 10.0 17.3 ± 8.6 19.0 ± 9.6
 >5 years, n (%) 64 (97.0) 59 (95.2)
Current diabetes therapy, n (%) or %
 Any 83 (97.6) 84 (98.8) 159 (96.4) 124 (96.1) 119 (96.0) 96 (99.0)
 Insulin 86% 39 (57.4) 46 (70.8) 71 (83.5) 57 (67.1) 7 (10.8) 2 (7.7) 95 (57.6) 68 (52.7) 87 (70.2) 66 (68.0)
 Insulin and OAD 15 (22.1) 9 (13.8) 11 (12.9) 3 (3.5) 18 (10.9) 20 (15.5) 13 (10.5) 12 (12.4)
 Any OAD 14 (20.6) 10 (15.3) 23 (27.1) 30 (35.3) 44 (68.0) 18 (69.0) 46 (27.8) 36 (27.9) 19 (15.3) 18 (18.5)
Renal disease measures
 eGFR (MDRD) (mL/min/1.73 m2) 37.2 (SD, NA) 22.1 ± 6.3 25.1 ± 6.9 39.3 ± 6.0 40.3 ± 5.8 21.9 ± 5.7 20.9 ± 6.4
 Stratum 1, n (%) 48 (56.5) 42 (49.4) 37 (57.0) 15 (58.0)
 Stratum 2, n (%) 37 (43.6) 43 (50.6) 28 (43.0) 11 (42.0)
 CrCL (mL/min) 31.5 ± 1.5 30.4 ± 1.4

Data are expressed as mean ± SD, unless stated otherwise

Stratum 1: Patients with moderate renal insufficiency (CrCL ≥30 to <50 mL/min and not on dialysis)

Stratum 2: Patients with severe renal insufficiency (CrCL <30 mL/min and not on dialysis) or end-stage renal disease on dialysis

BMI body mass index, CrCL creatinine clearance, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, MDRD Modification of Diet in Renal Disease, NA not available, OAD oral antidiabetes drug, PBO placebo, RI renal impairment, SD standard deviation, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus

aPatients in the sitagliptin study were either not on OAD or were subjected to washout during the run-in period; insulin monotherapy was allowed

bAsian people of Indian and non-Indian subcontinents are not distinguished