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Table 1 Patient demographic and baseline characteristics (randomized patients population)

From: A randomized controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of twice-daily saxagliptin plus metformin combination therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycemic control on metformin monotherapy

Characteristic

Saxagliptin + Metformin (n = 74)

Placebo + Metformin (n = 86)

Men, n(%)

40 (54.1)

45 (52.3)

Mean (SD) age, y

53.9 (10.35)

56.6 (9.97)

Race, n(%)

  

   White

64 (86.5)

80 (93.0)

   Black/African American

8 (10.8)

3 (3.5)

   American Indian or Alaska native

0

1 (1.2)

   Asian

2 (2.7)

2 (2.3)

Ethnicity, n(%)

  

   Hispanic or Latino

29 (39.2)

35 (40.7)

   Not Hispanic or Latino

34 (45.9)

36 (41.9)

   Not reported

11 (14.9)

15 (17.4)

BMI, kg/m2

  

   Mean (SD)

33.7 (5.94)

32.5 (6.18)

   Median (range)

33.8 (19.89–44.95)

31.1 (20.68–44.64)

Mean (SD) duration of type 2 diabetes, y

5.8 (6.37)

6.2 (4.21)

Mean (SD) HbA1c,%

7.92 (0.961)

7.97 (0.819)

Mean (SD) FPG, mg/dL

164.9 (47.16)

161.5 (41.71)

Metformin dose (mg), n(%)

  

   1500– <2000

28 (37.8)

35 (40.7)

   2000– <2500

38 (51.4)

45 (52.3)

   ≥2500

8 (10.8)

6 (7.0)

  1. BMI = body mass index; FPG = fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin.