Skip to main content
. 2020 Jun 4;9(7):599–606. doi: 10.1530/EC-20-0082

Table 3.

Changes in metabolic and anthropometric parameters by the administration of empagliflozin.

Variables Before After P-value
BMI, kg/m2 26.6 ± 4.17 25.9 ± 4.00 <0.001a
Body weight, kg 73.0 ± 15.3 71.2 ± 14.8 <0.001a
 BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (n = 11) 83.6 ± 10.8 81.4 ± 10.6 <0.001a
 BMI <25 kg/m2 (n = 9) 60.0 ± 7.9 58.8 ± 7.9 <0.001a
Body fat mass, kg 24.1 ± 8.24 23.1 ± 7.44 0.0072a
Body skeletal muscle mass, kg 27.0 ± 5.97 26.5 ± 6.32 0.0082a
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg 126 ± 29.7 116 ± 27.5 0.0078a
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg 77.7 ± 21.8 74.2 ± 24.6 0.14
FPG, mmol/L 10.4 ± 2.64 6.62 ± 1.38 <0.001a
 BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (n = 11) 10.8 ± 2.64 6.75 ± 1.14 0.0010a
 BMI <25 kg/m2 (n = 9) 9.98 ± 2.73 6.46 ± 1.69 0.0039a
Aspartate transaminase, IU/L 39.6 ± 38.9 27.8 ± 19.9 0.56
Alanine transaminase, IU/L 37.5 ± 66.1 33.5 ± 39.9 0.4
Uric acid, μmol/L 343 ± 101 334 ± 95 0.59
HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L 1.17 ± 0.25 1.12 ± 0.26 0.65
Triglyceride, mmol/L 1.73 ± 0.76 1.29 ± 0.52 <0.001a
LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L 3.19 ± 0.90 3.05 ± 1.11 0.2
Urinary glucose excretion, g/day 24.5 ± 35.1 79.4 ± 35.8 <0.001a
Glucose infusion rate, mg/kg/min 3.71 ± 1.58 4.80 ±1.52 0.0036a
log (glucose infusion rate) (n = 20) 0.53 ± 0.37 0.66 ± 0.27 0.0031a
 BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (n = 11) 0.46 ± 0.17 0.63 ± 0.10 0.011a
 BMI <25 kg/m2 (n = 9) 0.62 ± 0.17 0.69 ± 0.18 0.15
s.d. value in plasma glucose profiles 2.75 ± 0.8 2.46 ± 0.9 0.20

Values are presented as means ± s.d.

Analysis using paired t-test. Values in bold a indicate P < 0.05.

FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.