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Table 2 Changes in glycemic parameters from baseline to 24 weeks of the trial

From: Efficacy and safety of fixed dose combination of Sitagliptin, metformin, and pioglitazone in type 2 Diabetes (IMPACT study): a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

FDC of MSP (n = 109)

MS (n = 107)

Glycosylated hemoglobin, HbA1c (%)

    Baseline, Mean (SD)

9.21 (0.78)

9.25 (0.78)

    End of the study at 24-week, Mean (SD)

7.56 (0.96)

7.86 (1.12)

    LS mean change from baseline (95% CI)

−1.64 (−1.83, − 1.45)

−1.32 (− 1.52, − 1.13)

    LS mean difference between the groups (95% CI)

− 0.32 (− 0.59, − 0.05)

    P value

0.0208*

Fasting plasma glucose, FPG (mg/dL)

    Baseline, Mean (SD)

163.14 (45.05)

160.80 (44.24)

    End of the study at 24-week, Mean (SD)

129.70 (30.64)

142.06 (38.76)

    LS mean change from baseline (95% CI)

−31.22 (−37.88, −24.56)

−17.94 (− 24.81, − 11.07)

    LS mean difference between the groups (95% CI)

− 13.28 (− 22.86, − 3.71)

    P value

0.0068*

Post prandial plasma glucose, PPG (mg/dL)

    Baseline, Mean (SD)

234.21 (68.92)

244.85 (70.07)

    End of the study at 24-week, Mean (SD)

178.75 (48.44)

198.84 (50.44)

    LS mean change from baseline (95% CI)

−57.20 (−66.54, −47.86)

−36.37 (−45.81, −26.93)

    LS mean difference between the groups (95% CI)

−20.83 (−34.11, − 7.55)

    P value

0.0023*

Bodyweight (kg)

    Baseline, Mean (SD)

67.29 (12.96)

65.43 (11.08)

    End of the study at 24-week, Mean (SD)

67.27 (12.52)

64.94 (10.42)

    LS mean change from baseline (95% CI)

0.10 (−0.25, 0.45)

−0.34 (− 0.69, 0.02)

    LS mean difference between the groups (95% CI)

0.44 (− 0.06, 0.94)

    P value

0.085

  1. *P value significance at p < 0.05. CI confidence interval, FDC of MSP fixed-dose combination of metformin, sitagliptin, and pioglitazone, LS mean, least-square mean, MS, FDC of metformin and sitagliptin, SD standard deviation