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Table 2 Glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity at baseline and after the intervention. The significance threshold for adjusted p-values using the Holm-Bonferroni correction is 0.05

From: Combined intervention with pioglitazone and n-3 fatty acids in metformin-treated type 2 diabetic patients: improvement of lipid metabolism

 

Placebo

Pio

Omega-3

Pio& Omega-3

HbA1c (IFCC, mmol/mol)

    

 Baseline

52 (48, 56)

52 (47, 54)

50 (47, 55)

49 (44, 53)

 Week 24

49 (48, 51)

49 (46, 55)

58 (51, 73)

48 (46, 53)

 ∆

0 (−5, 1)

0 (−5, 1)

7 (1, 13)a, b

0 (−3, 2)

 ∆ (%)

0.0 (−8.9, 2.1)

0.0 (−7.6, 1.9)

14.7 (2.6, 22.1)a, b

0.0 (−6.2, 3.9)

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)

 Baseline

7.31 (6.40, 8.27)

7.48 (7.15, 8.47)

7.67 (6.53, 8.87)

7.10 (6.51, 8.18)

 Week 24

7.26 (5.99, 8.17)

7.39 (6.79, 8.00)

9.10 (7.34, 10.50)

7.22 (6.59, 8.44)

 ∆

−0.10 (−1.32, 0.80)

−0.25 (−0.78, 0.01)

1.07 (0.18, 2.02)b

0.05 (−0.51, 0.47)

 ∆ (%)

−1.2 (−18.1, 12.4)

−3.7 (−8.4, 0.1)

17.0 (1.6, 25.2)b

0.8 (−5.6, 7.4)

M (mg/kg.min−1)

    

 Baseline

3.42 (2.38, 3.97)

2.51 (2.12, 4.10)

2.66 (2.15, 3.34)

3.21 (2.52, 3.68)

 Week 24

2.79 (1.89, 3.09)

2.93 (2.69, 4.47)

2.33 (1.18, 3.41)

3.55 (3.08, 4.34)c

 ∆

−0.60 (−1.24, 0.60)

0.29 (−0.34, 1.30)

−0.58 (−1.25, −0.13)

0.53 (−0.20, 0.92)

 ∆ (%)

−17.1 (−38.1, 17.2)

12.0 (−13.0, 52.7)

−21.2 (−41.0, 1.9)

14.6 (−6.2, 40.3)

  1. Data represent a median and interquartile range (Q1, Q3). Glycemia and plasma HbA1c levels were measured in overnight (8–10-h) fasting patients, while glucose disposal rate (M) was evaluated using hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp at baseline and at week 24. ∆, a difference between week 24 and baseline values, ∆ (%), a difference between week 24 and baseline values in % of the baseline value. a, b, cSignificant differences compared with Placebo, Pio, and Omega-3, respectively