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. 2019 Jun 24;21(10):2267–2273. doi: 10.1111/dom.13803

Table 2.

Multivariate linear regression models for glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) at 6 mo of metformin treatment, before and after addition of genetic risk scores (adjusted for HbA1c at baseline)

Variable Imputed (N = 282)
Without GRS IS‐GRS Total GRS
β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P
Female gender 0.47 (−0.90; 1.85) .500 0.48 (−0.90; 1.85) .497 0.46 (−0.92; 1.84) .512
Age (y) −0.04 (−0.12; 0.04) .288 −0.04 (−0.12; 0.04) .306 −0.04 (−0.12; 0.04) .333
Diabetes duration
0‐3 mo 0.00 0.00 0.00
>3 mo 2.69 (1.31; 4.07) <.001 2.69 (1.30; 4.06) <.001 2.70 (1.32; 4.08) <.001
HbA1c control status
<53 mmol/mol 0.00
≥53 mmol/mol 3.08 (1.18; 4.98) .002 3.09 (1.18; 4.99) .002 3.09 (1.19; 4.99) .002
IS‐GRS/total GRS 0.05 (−0.45; 0.55) .849 0.04 (−0.09; 0.15) .586
R2 0.22 0.22 0.22
Variable Complete case (N = 227)
Without GRS IS‐GRS Total GRS
β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P
Female gender 0.49 (−0.87; 1.85) .475 0.49 (−0.87; 1.86) .476 0.49 (−0.87; 1.85) .481
Age (y) −0.03 (−0.10; 0.05) .496 −0.03 (−0.11; 0.05) .490 −0.02 (−0.10; 0.05) .556
Diabetes duration
0‐3 mo 0.00 0.00 0.00
>3 mo 2.59 (1.21; 3.97) <.001 2.59 (1.20; 3.97) <.001 2.60 (1.21; 3.98) <.001
HbA1c control status
<53 mmol/mol 0.00
≥53 mmol/mol 3.57 (1.85; 5.28) <.001 3.56 (1.84; 5.28) <.001 3.58 (1.86; 5.30) <.001
IS‐GRS/total GRS −0.03 (−0.54; 0.48) .903 0.04 (−0.08; 0.16) .542
R2 0.24 0.24 0.24

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GRS, genetic risk score; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; IS‐GRS, insulin sensitivity GRS.