Table 3.
Classes of non-insulin drugs at 12 months
Drug classes | No (%) in intervention arm (n=146) | No (%) in control arm (n=108) | P value* |
---|---|---|---|
Metformin | 133 (91.1) | 96 (88.9) | 0.56 |
Sulphonylurea | 75 (51.4) | 64 (59.3) | 0.21 |
Acarbose | 3 (2.1) | 2 (1.9) | 0.91 |
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors† | 25 (17.1) | 38 (35.2) | 0.001 |
Glitazones | 6 (4.1) | 5 (4.6) | 0.8411 |
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.9) | 0.76 |
Glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists | 9 (6.2) | 7 (6.5) | 0.92 |
*t test of proportions.
†At time of the trial dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors were not subsidised for use with insulin.