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Table 1 Patient and disease characteristics (ITT population)

From: Treatment satisfaction and quality-of-life between type 2 diabetes patients initiating long- vs. intermediate-acting basal insulin therapy in combination with oral hypoglycemic agents – a randomized, prospective, crossover, open clinical trial

 

Sequence A (n = 175)

Sequence B (n = 164)

Total (n = 339)

Age in years, mean ± SD

61.9 ± 8.8

62.7 ± 9.2

62.3 ± 9.0

Female gender, %

38.3

40.9

39.5

Weight in kg, mean ± SD

90.1 ± 15.8

91.1 ± 15.1

90.5 ± 15.5

BMI in kg/m2, mean ± SD

30.9 ± 4.5

31.2 ± 4.7

31.0 ± 4.6

WC in cm, mean ± SD

106.4 ± 11.7

107.2 ± 11.4

106.8 ± 11.5

Diabetes duration in months, mean ± SD

115.1 ± 71.3

115.2 ± 71.0

115.2 ± 71.0

Diabetes duration in years, mean ± SD

9.6 ± 5.9

9.6 ± 5.9

9.6 ± 5.9

HbA1c in %, mean ± SD

8.17 ± 0.73

8.13 ± 0.72

8.15 ± 0.72

FBG in mmol/L, mean ± SD

9.24 ± 2.23

9.50 ± 2.16

9.37 ± 2.19

Time since first OHA treatment in months, mean ± SD

72.8 ± 62.2

67.3 ± 55.3

70.2 ± 58.9

Concomitant disease

   

Cardiac disorders, %

28.0

23.8

26.0

Vascular disorders, %

86.3

88.4

87.3

Renal and urinary disorders, %

24.6

18.3

21.5

Concomitant oral medication

   

Metformin, %

90.9

89.6

90.3

Sulfonylurea, %

57.7

54.9

56.3

DPP-IV inhibitors, %

22.3

26.2

24.2

  1. Legend: Sequence A: starting with insulin glargine and then switching to NPH insulin; Sequence B: starting with NPH insulin and then switching to insulin glargine; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; OHA, oral hypoglycemic agents; FBG, fasting blood glucose