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. 2018 Sep 25;13(9):e0203946. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203946

Table 1. Subject demographics.

Placebo
(N = 96)
600 mg Met DR
(N = 94)
900 mg Met DR
(N = 95)
1200 mg Met DR
(N = 96)
1500 mg Met DR
(N = 96)
2000 mg Met IR
(N = 94)
All Subjects
(N = 571)
Age (y)
    Mean (SD) 57 (11) 56 (10) 55 (10) 55 (11) 55 (9) 57 (11) 56 (11)
Sex, (%)
    Female / Male 55 / 45 49 / 51 40 / 60 47 / 53 44 / 56 48 / 52 47 / 53
Race [1], n (%)
    American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 (2) 0 0 0 2 (2) 4 (1)
    Asian 5 (5) 4 (4) 6 (6) 3 (3) 3 (3) 2 (2) 23 (4)
    Black or African American 17 (18) 14 (15) 7 (7) 23 (24) 19 (20) 8 (9) 88 (15)
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific     Islander 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 2 (<1)
    White 72 (75) 76 (81) 82 (86) 70 (73) 73 (76) 83 (88) 456 (80)
    Other 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (<1)
Ethnicity, n (%)
    Hispanic or Latino 37 (39) 36 (38) 44 (46) 41 (43) 42 (44) 45 (48) 245 (43)
Body Weight (kg)
    Mean (SD) 86 (17) 94 (20) 89 (18) 93 (21) 95 (22) 89 (21) 91 (20)
BMI (kg/m2)
    Mean (SD) 31 (5) 33 (5) 32 (6) 32 (6) 33 (6) 32 (5) 32 (5)
HbA1c (%)
    Mean (SD) 8.6 (0.9) 8.6 (0.9) 8.7 (0.8) 8.7 (0.9) 8.6 (0.9) 8.6 (0.9) 8.6 (0.9)
HbA1c Stratum, n (%)
    <8.5% 45 (47) 45 (48) 45 (47) 46 (48) 46 (48) 45 (48) 272 (48)
    ≥8.5% 51 (53) 49 (52) 50 (53) 50 (52) 50 (52) 49 (52) 299 (52)
FPG Concentration (mg/dL)
    Mean (SD) 204 (57) 204 (58) 202 (45) 205 (59) 212 (54) 200 (50) 205 (54)
Duration of T2DM at Screening (y)
    Mean (SD) 8.3 (7.0) 6.6 (5.2) 8.8 (8.0) 7.3 (6.3) 7.6 (6.0) 8.6 (7.1) 7.9 (6.7)
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)
    Mean (SD) 96.4 (27.4) 94.4 (19.1) 94.5 (22.8) 96.2 (24.5) 95.9 (22.8) 96.2 (22.4) 95.6 (23.2)
eGFR Subgroup, n (%)
    <90 mL/min/1.73m2 42 (44) 42 (45) 46 (48) 36 (38) 42 (44) 43 (46) 251 (44)
    ≥90 mL/min/1.73m2 54 (56) 52 (55) 49 (52) 60 (63) 54 (56) 51 (54) 320 (56)
Metformin Dose Prior to Washout (mg/d)
    Mean (SD) 1689 (515) 1693 (475) 1698 (523) 1493 (550) 1485 (535) 1660 (472) 1622 (516)

Abbreviations: DR = Delayed-release; eGFR = Estimated glomerular filtration rate; FPG = Fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c = Hemoglobin-specific A1c fraction; IR = Immediate-release; Met = Metformin; T2DM = Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

[1] A subject may contribute more than one race to the summary.