Table 2.
Changes in 23NaMRI parameters after 3 months of treatment with empagliflozin or placebo
| Parameters after 3 months | Empagliflozin, change from baseline | p value empagliflozin vs. baseline | Placebo, change from baseline | p value placebo vs. baseline | Between-group difference | p value empagliflozin vs. placebo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin sodium content (AU) | − 1.3 ± 3.5 | 0.013 | 0.6 ± 3.5 | 0.384 | − 2.1 ± 0.9 | 0.022 |
| Muscle sodium content (AU) | − 0.3 ± 2.9 | 0.448 | − 0.9 ± 3.0 | 0.169 | 0.5 ± 0.8 | 0.536 |
| Muscle sodium content, inversion recovery sequence (AU) | − 0.1 ± 2.1 | 0.751 | − 0.8 ± 2.6 | 0.141 | 0.7 ± 0.6 | 0.250 |
| Muscle water content (ms) | 0.5 ± 5.4 | 0.516 | − 0.3 ± 4.5 | 0.732 | 0.8 ± 1.3 | 0.517 |
| Muscle fat content (AU) | 0.2 ± 2.1 | 0.481 | 0.4 ± 2.4 | 0.490 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.790 |
| Tibial bone marrow sodium content (AU) | − 0.6 ± 1.4 | 0.013 | 0.1 ± 1.1 | 0.825 | − 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.074 |
Data are mean ± standard deviation
AU arbitrary units