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

Table 4.

Correlations between Δlog glucose infusion rate and changes in metabolic or anthropometric parameters by the administration of empagliflozin.

Variables Δlog glucose infusion rate
r P-value
ΔUrinary glucose excretion, g/day 0.19 0.46
ΔFasting plasma glucose concentration, mmol/L 0.022 0.93
ΔMean plasma glucose concentration, mmol/L −0.051 0.84
Δs.d. value in plasma glucose profiles −0.55 0.016a
ΔFasting serum C-peptide, ng/mL −0.32 0.18
ΔFasting serum C-peptide index −0.10 0.67
ΔBMI, kg/m2 −0.43 0.056
ΔBody fat mass, kg −0.092 0.71
ΔSkeletal muscle mass, kg −0.082 0.74
ΔAspartate transaminase, IU/L −0.40 0.066
ΔAlanine transaminase, IU/L −0.39 0.092
ΔSerum uric acid, μmol/L −0.40 0.080

Serum C-peptide indexes were calculated as serum C-peptide levels divided by plasma glucose levels. Values were assessed via Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Values in bold a indicate P < 0.05