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. 2021 Jan 15;12(1):84–97. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i1.84

Table 3.

Comparison of hemoglobin A1c change from baseline in different treatment groups


Studies
Participants
WMD
95%CI
P value
HbA1c change
DPP-4 inhibitors 6 166/166 -0.42 -0.58 -0.25 < 0.0001
GLP-1 RAs 7 1210/809 -0.29 -0.85 0.26 0.30
SGLT2 inhibitors 5 146/135 -0.36 -0.80 0.08 0.11
HbA1c change (placebo-controlled studies only)
DPP-4 inhibitors 5 102/102 -0.38 -0.71 -0.05 0.02
GLP-1 RAs 3 1009/566 -0.88 -1.56 -0.19 0.01
SGLT2 inhibitors 1 21/21 -0.50 -0.84 -0.16 0.004

HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c; WMD: Weighted mean difference; CI: Confidence interval; DPP-4: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4; GLP-1 RA: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists; SGLT2: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2.