Table 3 Association of medication combination prescribed in correlation with the HbA1c levels.

From: An observational multi-center study on type 2 diabetes treatment prescribing pattern and patient adherence to treatment

Medications combinations

HbA1c %

Number (%) of patients corresponding to HbA1c value

Mean (95% CI)

Metformin monotherapy

50.6 (13.7)

6.28 (6.26, 6.29)

Sulphonylureas monotherapy

21.0 (5.7)

6.86 (6.80, 6.92)

Metformin plus sulphonylureas dual therapy

48.3 (13.1)

6.73 (6.70, 6.76)

Sulphonylureas plus metformin dual therapy

53.1 (14.4)

7.60 (7.54, 7.67)

Metformin to DPP-4 inhibitor dual therapy

95.9 (26)

7.87 (7.81, 7.92)

Metformin to sulphonylureas to SGLT-2 triple therapy

26.9 (7.3)

8.79 (8.73, 8.85)

Metformin to DPP-4 inhibitors to insulin triple therapy

67.5 (18.3)

8.38 (8.19, 8.58)

Metformin to SGLT-2 to GLP-1 agonist triple therapy

5.5 (1.5)

10.33 (10.09, 10.36)