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. 2019 Mar 20;43(5):711–717. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2018.0208

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study participants.

Characteristic Total (n=22) Metformin→Dapagliflozin (n=12) Dapagliflozin→Metformin (n=10) P value
Age, yr 58.0 (41.0–65.8) 58.0 (40.5–62.8) 55.5 (47.0–70.5) 0.539
Male sex 10 (45.5) 5 (41.7) 5 (50.0) 1.000
Weight, kg 69.5 (63.1–75.3) 68.2 (62.3–88.3) 69.5 (60.7–74.6) 0.628
BMI, kg/m2 26.3 (24.4–28.8) 26.9 (22.7–28.9) 25.7 (24.7–28.3) 0.539
Waist circumference, cm 86.6 (81.4–89.0) 85.8 (79.5–89.0) 87.4 (81.4–91.5) 0.579
SBP, mm Hg 120.5 (115.5–131.0) 122.0 (118.3–130.3) 119.5 (111.0–131.3) 0.346
DBP, mm Hg 78.0 (70.8–86.0) 80.0 (72.5–84.8) 72.5 (69.2–86.5) 0.497
Fasting glucose, mg/dL 158.0 (131.8–164.8) 161.0 (134.0–165.3) 154.5 (121.3–178.8) 0.771
Postprandial glucose, mg/dL 206.0 (156.0–249.0) 206.0 (158.0–267.8) 208.5 (156.0–225.0) 0.771
HbA1c, % 7.9 (7.2–8.5) 7.9 (7.3–8.4) 7.9 (7.2–8.9) 1.000
Creatinine, mg/dL 0.77 (0.61–0.95) 0.75 (0.60–0.89) 0.94 (0.71–1.15) 0.017a
GFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 101.3 (70.8–124.5) 105.8 (97.0–126.3) 72.5 (66.7–105.2) 0.015a
Dyslipidemia 13 (61.9) 6 (54.5) 7 (70.0) 0.659
 Statin 12 (57.1) 6 (54.5) 6 (60.0) 1.000
Hypertension 5 (23.8) 2 (18.2) 3 (30.0) 0.450
 ACEi/ARB 4 (18.2) 3 (25.0) 1 (10.0) 0.614
 Calcium channel blocker 1 (4.8) 1 (8.3) 0 1.000
 Thiazide 1 (4.8) 1 (8.3) 0 1.000

Values are presented as median (interquartile range) or number (%).

BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; ACEi/ARB, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker.

aFor P<0.05 between two groups using nonparametric test (Mann-Whitney).