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. 2021 Feb 18;11:4131. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83410-x

Table 3.

The effect of body mass index (BMI) (≤ 26 kg/m2 or > 26 kg/m2) on efficacy outcomes in patients receiving biphasic insulin aspart 30 (BIAsp 30) and metformin combination therapy or BIAsp 30 monotherapy (ITT LOCF).

Endpoints BMI ≤ 26 kg/m2 BMI > 26 kg/m2
BIAsp 30 + Met
(N = 84)
BIAsp 30
(N = 85)
p value BIAsp 30 + Met
(N = 46)
BIAsp 30
(N = 42)
p value
HbA1c change from baseline, % (mean ± SD) − 1.71 ± 1.72 − 1.21 ± 1.45 0.3273 − 1.78 ± 1.53 − 1.53 ± 2.89 0.8557
Patients who achieved HbA1c target (< 7%), n (%) 33 (47.83%) 20 (28.17%) 0.0165* 26 (61.90%) 18 (48.65%) 0.2366
Patients achieving HbA1c < 7% without hypoglycemia or weight gain, n (%) 14 (20.29%) 5 (6.85%) 0.0187* 12 (27.91%) 12 (32.43%) 0.6597

BMI body mass index, ITT intention-to-treat, LOCF last observation carried forward, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, SD standard deviation.

*p < 0.05.