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. 2018 Jul 3;61(9):1923–1934. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4675-2

Table 3.

Treatment effects on glucose, HbA1c, insulin, HOMA-IR, NEFA and insulin sensitivity index for lipolysis

Variable Placebo (n = 20) OM-3CA (n = 14) Dapagliflozin (n = 20) OM-3CA + dapagliflozin (n = 19)
HbA1ca
  Baseline, mmol/mol 57.9 (9.0) 57.3 (8.4) 56.7 (6.1) 58.9 (8.9)
  Baseline, % 7.44 (0.80) 7.38 (0.68) 7.38 (0.56) 7.50 (0.76)
  Change, mmol/mol −0.99 (3.81) 1.43 (4.35) −6.89 (7.24) −4.88 (5.25)
  Change, % units −0.09 (0.35) 0.13 (0.40) −0.63 (0.66) −0.45 (0.48)
  GMR 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) 0.91 (0.87, 0.96)* 0.94 (0.92, 0.97)
Fasting glucose, mmol/l
  Baseline 9.40 (1.65) 9.02 (1.48) 8.99 (1.85) 9.38 (1.97)
  Change 0.37 (0.82) 0.21 (1.07) −0.98 (1.49) −0.91 (2.00)
  GMR 1.04 (0.99, 1.08) 1.02 (0.95, 1.09) 0.90 (0.84, 0.96)* 0.91 (0.83, 1.01)*
Fasting insulin, pmol/l
  Baseline 72.5 (40.0) 94.9 (39.2) 79.1 (38.5) 75.2 (28.3)
  Change −3.8 (18.3) −4.0 (15.8) −9.6 (24.6) −10.7 (22.6)
  GMR 0.94 (0.82, 1.07) 0.96 (0.84, 1.09) 0.84 (0.72, 0.98) 0.81 (0.71, 0.93)
HOMA-IRb
  Baseline 4.2 (2.4) 5.4 (2.9) 4.3(1.9) 4.4 (1.7)
  Change −0.19 (1.44) 0.31 (2.39) −1.08 (1.38) −0.86 (1.58)
  GMR 0.97 (0.84, 1.12) 1.03 (0.83, 1.28) 0.72 (0.60, 0.86)* 0.76 (0.65, 0.90)*
120 min glucosec, mmol/l
  Baseline 17.5 (3.8) 16.9 (2.2) 17.2 (4.1) 16.8 (3.8)
  Change 0.7 (1.9) 0.4 (0.8) −2.2 (3.1) −1.2 (2.2)
  GMR 1.06 (0.99, 1.12) 1.02 (0.99, 1.06) 0.88 (0.78, 0.98)* 0.94 (0.88, 1.01)*
NEFA, mmol/l
  Baseline 0.76 (0.34) 0.64 (0.16) 0.64 (0.20) 0.66 (0.18)
  Change −0.08 (0.18) 0.02 (0.14) 0.04 (0.18) 0.02 (0.17)
  GMR 0.91 (0.80, 1.03) 1.00 (0.84, 1.20) 1.07 (0.92, 1.23) 1.03 (0.90, 1.18)
Insulin sensitivity index for lipolysisd
  Baseline 0.79 (0.261) 0.64 (0.238) 0.79 (0.260) 0.79 (0.251)
  Change 0.027 (0.123) 0.010 (0.171) −0.022 (0.124) 0.027 (0.149)
  GMR 1.04 (0.96, 1.13) 1.04 (0.90, 1.19) 0.99 (0.90, 1.08) 1.05 (0.94, 1.16)

Baseline and change are reported as mean (SD)

Descriptive GMR reported with 95% CIs

Change is change from baseline to end of treatment

aHbA1c: mmol/mol, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC); %, National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) units

bHOMA-IR is calculated as: glucose, mmol/l × insulin, pmol/l)/156

cGlucose levels at 120 min during the OGTT, as a measure of glucose tolerance

dData are derived from measurements of insulin and NEFA at 0, 60 and 120 min during the OGTT

*p < 0.05 vs placebo, mixed model analysis