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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients treated with lispro, aspart and glulisine

From: Clinical effects, cardiovascular and renal outcomes associated with rapid-acting insulin analogs among individuals with type 2 diabetes: a nation-wide observational cohort study

 

Lispro

(n = 1986)

Aspart

(n = 14,501)

Glulisine (n = 1133)

Age, years (SD)

60.8 (12.9)

60.9 (12.4)

63.2 (10.8)

Age 65 years or older, n (%)

1861 (43.4%)

6082 (41.9%)

558 (49.2%)

Female, n (%)

796 (40.1)

5460 (37.7)

445 (39.3)

Diabetes duration, years (SD)

10.8 (8.2)

9.9 (8.1)

11.7 (7.6)

Total cholesterol, mmol/L (SD)

4.7 (1.1)

4.7 (1.1)

4.6 (1.1)

Triglycerides, mmol/L (SD)

2.2 (1.5)

2.2 (1.5)

2.2 (1.7)

HDL, mmol/L (SD)

1.2 (0.4)

1.2 (0.4)

1.2 (0.4)

HbA1c, mmol/mol (SD)

70.9 (17.0)

69.6 (16.6)

70.4 (16.6)

BMI, kg/m2 (SD)

30.5 (4.9)

30.5 (4.9)

30.6 (5.1)

Systolic BP, mmHg (SD)

134.6 (15.7)

136.0 (16.7)

135.8 (15.7)

Diastolic BP, mmHg (SD)

76.7 (9.7)

76.9 (9.8)

76.1 (9.9)

Serum creatinine, x (SD)

82.7 (33.8)

84.6 (38.4)

83.9 (32.7)

eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2 (SD)

83.5 (36.2)

82.3 (29.1)

81.5 (27.7)

Renal impairment, n (%)

911 (45.9%)

5924 (40.9%)

612 (54.0%)

Smokers, n (%)

164 (14.1%)

1176 (15.5%)

101 (12.8%)

Higher education, n (%)

405 (20.7%)

2531 (17.7%)

206 (18.5%)

Physical inactivity, n (%)

307 (30.8%)

2052 (31.7%)

196 (28.7%)

Oral hypoglycemic agent, n (%)

 Metformin

1433 (72.2%)

9805 (67.6%)

865 (76.3%)

 Sulphonylurea/meglitinide

672 (33.8%)

5316 (36.7%)

514 (45.4))

 Thiazolidindione

97 (4.9%)

822 (5.7%)

87 (7.7%)

 DPP-4 inhibitor

149 (7.5%)

656 (4.5%)

102 (9.0%)

 Acarbose

27 (1.4%)

201 (1.4%)

22 (1.9%)

GLP-1 receptor agonist

104 (5.2%)

324 (2.2%)

63 (5.6%)

Insulin pump (CSII), n (%)

5 (0.6%)

6 (0.1%)

1 (0.2%)

Other insulin, n (%)

1865 (93.9%)

13,780 (95.0%)

1090 (96.2%)

Lipid-lowering agent, n (%)

1282 (64.6%)

9149 (63.1%)

841 (74,2%)

History of …, n (%)

 Ischemic heart disease

204 (12.1%)

1561 (10.8%)

123 (10.9%)

 Atrial fibrillation

167 (8.4%)

1306 (9.0%)

82 (7.2%)

 Myocardial infarction

182 (9.2%)

1344 (9.3%)

108 (9.5%)

 Unstable angina

298 (15.0%)

2032 (14.0%)

163 (14.4%)

 PCI

176 (8.9%)

1145 (7.9%)

83 (7.3%)

 CABG

95 (4.8%)

750 (5.2%)

52 (4.6%)

 Peripheral vascular disease

41 (2.1%)

469 (3.2%)

27 (2.4%)

 Stroke

106 (5.3%)

693 (4.8%)

44 (3.9%)

 Congestive heart failure

158 (8.0%)

1187 (8.2%)

71 (6.3%)

 Hypoglycaemia

39 (2.0%)

306 (2.1%)

24 (2.1%)

 Hyperglycaemia

64 (3.2%)

516 (3.6%)

30 (2.6%)

  1. Means, standard deviations (SD), proportions; BP, blood pressure