Comparative efficacy of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A real-world experience

Table 4 Follow-up metabolic/clinical/lab parameters for empagliflozin

Clinical/lab/parameter	Baseline, median (IQR; n)	6 months F/U, median (IQR; n)	12 months, median (IQR; n)	Latest, median (IQR; n)	P value (baseline vs latest)
HbA1c	75 (23.5; 80)	64.5 (25; 64)b	67 (22.5; 59)a	66.5 (25.8; 66)	0.002
Weight	92 (27.5; 57)	86 (22.8; 29)a	82.8 (20.9; 20)b	89.7 (27.5; 20)	0.207
BMI	33.7 (9.92; 24)	-	-	32.4 (5.57; 6)	0.10
Systolic BP	136 (24.3; 52)	-	137 (26; 23)	130 (25.3; 32)	0.096
Diastolic BP	74 (14.5; 52)	-	74 (16; 23)	75.5 (12.5; 32)	0.187
Albuminuria (> 3 mmol/mg)	6.4 (15; 19)	6.2 (11.8; 7)	3.2 (2.98; 6)	5.9 (2.35; 11)	0.79

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

BMI: Body mass index; BP: Blood pressure; HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin; IQR: Interquartile range.