Table 3.

Predictors of HbA1c reduction after 36 months of liraglutide treatment

Linear regression analysis Model	Standardized coefficients		Significance
	Beta	t
1 (Variable)
(Constant)		1.760	0.089
Duration of DM	0.064	0.594	0.557
BMI before liraglutide introduction	− 0.314	− 3.188	0.004*
ALT before liraglutide treatment	− 0.034	− 0.238	0.813
AST before liraglutide treatment	− 0.243	− 1.737	0.093
HbA1c before liraglutide introduction	− 0.790	− 5.762	0.000*
FBG before liraglutide treatment	− 0.135	− 0.935	0.358
PPG before liraglutide treatment	0.104	0.792	0.435
C-peptide level before liraglutide treatment	0.182	1.704	0.100
Systolic blood pressure before liraglutide treatment	0.305	2.893	0.007*
Diastolic blood pressure before liraglutide treatment	− 0.087	− 0.879	0.387
Cholesterol level before liraglutide treatment	0.610	2.463	0.020*
HDL before liraglutide treatment	− 0.039	− 0.314	0.756
LDL before liraglutide treatment	− 0.431	− 1.919	0.065
Triglyceride level before liraglutide treatment	0.043	0.379	0.707
TSH before liraglutide treatment	0.017	0.172	0.865
Age of the patient	0.031	0.310	0.759

Linear regression analysis model; * p < 0.05

FBG fasting blood glucose, PPG postprandial blood glucose, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone