Table 2 Summary of clinical endpoints.

From: Dapagliflozin, metformin, monotherapy or both in patients with metabolic syndrome

Characteristic

Dapagliflozin group (n = 89)

Metformin group (n = 82)

Dapagliflozin plus metformin group (n = 77)

∆Body weight (kg)

 − 3.7 (0.8)

 − 3.6 (0.7)

 − 6.9 (0.9)*#

∆BMI (kg/m2)

 − 1.0 (0.1)

 − 1.0 (0.1)

 − 1.7 (0.1)*#

∆Waist circumference (cm)

 − 3.1 (1.0)

 − 3.0 (0.8)

 − 4.7 (0.9)*#

∆Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

 − 3.4 (1.0)

 − 1.1 (0.8)

 − 4.2 (0.9)#

∆Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

 − 2.0 (1.0)

 − 0.6 (0.1)

 − 2.9 (0.9)#

∆Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

 − 1.2 (0.1)

 − 1.0 (0.1)

 − 2.3 (0.2)*#

∆Fasting plasma insulin (mIU/L)

 − 1.0 (0.8)

 − 1.2 (0.8)

 − 2.5 (1.1)*#

∆HOMA-IR

 − 1.5 (1.3)

 − 1.4 (1.1)

 − 3.1 (1.2)*#

∆HbA1c (%)

 − 0.8 (0.1)

 − 0.8 (0.2)

 − 1.3 (0.2)*#

∆HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.05 (0.01)

0.04 (0.01)

0.10 (0.02)*#

∆LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.07 (0.01)

0.06 (0.01)

0.08 (0.01)

∆Triglycerides (mmol/L)

 − 0.69 (0.03)

 − 0.86 (0.02)

 − 1.9 (0.04)*#

∆hsCRP (mg/L)

 − 1.0 (0.6)

 − 1.2 (0.8)

 − 2.5 (1.0)*#

∆PMN/HDL-C

 − 0.02 (0.02)

 − 0.01 (0.02)

 − 0.06 (0.02)*#

∆Monocytes/HDL-C

 − 0.03 (0.04)

 − 0.04 (0.04)

 − 0.09 (0.03)*#

Patients with remitting metabolic syndrome, n (%)

41 (46.1%)

47 (57.3%)

59 (76.6%)*#

  1. *Dapagliflozin plus metformin group versus dapagliflozin group, P < 0.05.
  2. #Dapagliflozin plus metformin group versus metformin group, P < 0.05.
  3. Dapagliflozin group versus metformin group, P < 0.05.