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. 2021 Jun 28;20:130. doi: 10.1186/s12933-021-01316-4

Table 3.

SGLT-2i prescriptions in type 2 diabetes according to BMI category in individuals with or without heart failure

BMI categorya SGLT-2i with heart failure
(N = 1157)
SGLT-2i without heart failure
(N = 25,543)
Underweight 0 (0.0) 18 (0.1)
Normal weight 54 (4.7) 1396 (5.5)
Overweight 229 (19.8) 6149 (24.1)
Obese 855 (73.9) 17,595 (68.9)
Missing 19 (1.6) 385 (1.5)

Data are presented as n(%)

BMI body mass index, SGLT-2i sodium–glucose co‐transporter‐2 inhibitor

aBMI categories closest to first SGLT-2- prescription: underweight, < 18.5 kg/m2; normal, 18.5 − 24.9 kg/m2; overweight, 25.0 − 29.9 kg/m2; obese, > 30 kg/m2