Research Article

Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin versus Liraglutide in Patients with Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial in Tianjin, China

Table 1

Baseline demographic, anthropometric, and disease characteristics between the study groups.

Liraglutide Dapagliflozin / value value

Age, years0.1040.917
Male, (%)83 (58.0%)107 (64.5%)1.335#0.248
Urban residence patients, (%)103 (72.0%)114 (68.7%)0.413#0.520
Smoking history, (%)60 (42.0%)73 (44.0%)0.128#0.721
Drinking history, (%)22 (15.4%)28 (16.9%)0.125#0.724
DM family history, (%)106 (74.1%)103 (62.0%)5.119#0.024
Hypertension, (%)108 (75.5%)126 (75.9%)0.006#0.938
CHD, (%)29 (20.3%)26 (15.7%)1.119#0.290
T2DM duration (years)0.5040.615
SBP (mmHg)-0.0880.930
DBP (mmHg)-1.4420.150
Body weight (kg)0.6930.489
BMI (kg/m2)1.2120.226
TSH1.1040.272
FT41.7370.085
Tg-1.2480.213
LDL-C2.0900.038
BUN-0.2660.791
Scr-2.2610.025
ALT-1.8780.062
AST-1.0280.305
HbA1c (%)0.7730.440
FPG (mmol/l)-1.0480.295
2hPG (mmol/l)-1.1180.264
PPGE (mmol/l)-0.0790.937
HOMA-IR-1.6290.124
Background medication, (%)
 Metformin+SU40 (28.0%)51 (30.7%)0.280#0.597
 ACEI/ARB80 (55.9%)95 (56.5%)0.011#0.915
 Aspirin26 (18.2%)29 (17.3%)0.045#0.832
 Statins51 (35.7%)50 (29.8%)1.227#0.268

Abbreviations: DM: diabetes mellitus; CHD: coronary atherosclerotic heart disease; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; Tg: triglycerides; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Scr: serum creatinine; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; FPG: fasting peripheral blood glucose; 2hPG: 2 h postprandial peripheral blood glucose; PPGE: 2-hour incremental postprandial glucose excursion; SU: sulfonylurea; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance index; value; # value.