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Table 2 Quality of included trials.

From: Glucagon-like peptide analogues for type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Adequate sequence generation

Allocation concealment

Blinding

Incomplete outcome data addressed

Percentage who completed the trial

Free of selective reporting

Groups comparable at baseline

Sample size calculation

Rosenstock 2009[23]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Albi 30 mg QW/Albi 30 mg every two weeks/P: 71.0/75.0/78.4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Apovian 2010[43]

Yes

Yes

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Exe/P: 72.2/72.7

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bergenstal 2009[28]

Yes

Yes

No, Open label

Yes

Exe/BIAsp QD/BIAsp BID: 70.2/83.9/80.6

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bergenstal 2010[37]

Yes

Yes

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Exe/Sita/Pio: 79.4/86.7/79.4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bunck 2009[29]

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Exe/Glar: 83.3/90.9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Davies 2009 (HEELA)[30]

Yes

Unclear

No, Open label

Yes

Exe/Glar: 83.9/88.9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Davis 2007[31]

Unclear

Unclear

No, Open label

Yes

Exe/Ins: 57.6/93.8

Yes

Yes

Yes

DeFronzo 2005[42]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes, Triple blind

Yes

Exe/P: 82.3/78.8

Yes

Yes

Yes

DeFronzo 2010[22]

Yes

Unclear

No, Open label

Yes

Exe/Rosi: 73.3/75.6

Yes

Yes

No

Derosa 2010[27]

Yes

Yes

No, Single blind

Yes

Exe/Glib: 93.7/87.7

Yes

Yes

No

Diamant 2010[34]

Yes

Yes

No, Open label

Yes

Exe/Glar: 89.7/93.7

Yes

Yes

Yes

Drucker 2008[41]

Unclear

Unclear

No, Open label

Yes

Exe/Exe lar: 88.4/86.5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Gao 2009[45]

Yes

Yes

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Exe/P: 81.1/88.9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Gill 2010[26]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Exe/P: 78.6/88.5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Heine 2005[32]

Yes

Yes

No, Open label

Yes

Exe/Glar: 80.9/90.6

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kadowaki 2009[20]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Exe/P: 83.8/97.5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kendall 2005[21]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Exe/P: 82.6/76.1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nauck 2007[33]

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Exe/BIAsp 30 BID: 78.7/89.9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zinman 2007[67]

Yes

Yes

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Exe/P: 71.1/85.7

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kaku 2010[18]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Lir 0.6/Lir 0.9/P: 94.3/95.5/84.1

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Pratley 2010[38]

Yes

Yes

No, Open label

Yes

Lir 1.2/Lir 1.8/Sita: 75.1/86.4/88.6

Yes

Yes

Yes

Marre 2009 (LEAD-1)[39]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Lir 1.2/Lir 1.8/Rosi/P:

86.0/91.0/83.6/72.8

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nauck 2009 (LEAD-2)[36]

Yes

Yes

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Lir 1.2/Lir 1.8/Glim/P:

82.1/78.9/86.8/61.2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Zinman 2009 (LEAD-4)[44]

Yes

Yes

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Lir 1.2/Lir 1.8/P: 86.0/74.7/68.4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Russell-Jones 2009 (LEAD-5)[35]

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Lir 1.8/Glar/P: 90.0/94.4/84.2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Buse 2009 (LEAD-6)[40]

Unclear

Yes

No, Open label

Yes

Lir 1.8/Exe: 86.7/81.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nauck 2009[24]

Yes

Yes

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Tas 10 mg QW/Tas 20 mg QW/Tas 20 mg every two weeks/P: 91.8/88.0/93.9/95.9

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ratner 2010[25]

Yes

Unclear

Yes, Double blind

Yes

Tas 20 mg QW/Tas 30 mg QW/Tas 40 mg QW: 90.6/81.8/81.3/96.9

Yes

Yes

No

  1. Albi: Albiglutide; Exe: Exenatide; Exe lar: long acting exenatide; Lir: Liraglutide; Tas: Taspoglutide; BIAsp: Biphasic insulin aspart; Glar: Insulin glargine; Ins: Insulin; Glib: Glibenclamide; Glim: Glimepiride; Pio: Pioglitazone; Rosi: Rosiglitazone; Sita: Sitagliptin; P: Placebo; BID: Twice daily; QD: Once daily; QW: Once weekly; HEELA: Helping Evaluate Exenatide in patients with diabetes compared with Long-Acting insulin; LEAD: Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes