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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the included studies

From: Efficacy and tolerability of the Subcutaneous Semaglutide for type 2 Diabetes patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Trial name

Treatment duration, (weeks)

Backgroud therapy

Study arms

Patients (n)

Age (year)

Body weight (kg)

Diabetes duration (years)

Baseline HbA1c ( %)

Sorli 2017

NCT02054897

30

diet and exercise

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

128

54.6

89.8

4.81

8.1

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

130

52.7

96.9

3.62

8.1

placebo

129

53.9

89.1

4.06

8.0

Ahren 2017

NCT01930188

56

MET ± TZD

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

409

54.8

89.9

6.4

8.0

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

409

56.0

89.2

6.7

8.0

Sitagliptin 100 mg

407

54.6

89.3

6.6

8.2

Ahmann 2018

NCT01885208

56

MET ± (TZD or SU)

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

404

56.4

96.2

9.0

8.4

Exenatide 2 mg

405

56.7

95.4

9.4

8.3

Aroda 2017

NCT02128932

30

MET ± SU

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

362

56.5

93.7

7.8

8.1

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

360

56.7

94.0

9.3

8.3

Insulin

360

56.2

92.6

8.6

8.1

Rodbard 2018

NCT02305381

30

BI ± MET

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

132

59.1

92.7

12.9

8.4

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

131

58.5

92.5

13.7

8.3

placebo

133

58.8

89.9

13.3

8.4

Marso 2016

NCT01720446

104

<2 OADs ± (BI or PRI)

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

826

64.6

91.8

14.3

8.7

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

822

64.7

92.8

14.1

8.7

Placebo 0.5 mg

824

64.8

91.8

14.0

8.7

Placebo 1.0 mg

825

64.4

91.9

13.2

8.7

Partley 2018

NCT02648204

40

MET

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

301

56

96.4

7.7

8.3

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

299

55

95.5

7.0

8.2

Dulaglutide 0.5 mg

300

55

95.6

7.3

8.2

Dulaglutide 1.0 mg

299

56

93.4

7.6

8.2

Lingvay 2019

NCT03136484

52

MET

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

394

55.7

90.6

7.5

8.3

Canagliflozin 100 mg

394

57.5

89.8

7.2

8.2

Zinman 2019

NCT03086330

30

SGLT-2 inhibitor

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

151

57.5

89.6

9.8

8.0

placebo

151

56.6

93.8

9.6

8.1

Capehorn 2020

30

MET ± SU ± SGLT-2

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

290

60.1

96.9

9.6

8.2

Liraglutide 1.2 mg

287

58.9

97.2

8.9

8.3

Nauck 2016

NCT00696657

12

diet and exercise ± MET

placebo

46

55.3

90.5

2.4

8.1

Semaglutide 0.4 mg

48

53.8

87.0

2.0

8.1

Semaglutide 0.8 mg

43

55.9

85.7

2.6

8.0

Liraglutide 1.2 mg

45

54.8

90.5

3.3

8.0

Liraglutide 1.8 mg

50

54.3

87.2

2.5

8.1

Ji 2020

NCT03061214

30

MET

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

288

53.0

77.6

6.3

8.1

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

290

53.0

76.1

6.7

8.1

Sitagliptin 100 mg

290

53.1

75.5

6.1

8.1

Lingvay 2018

NCT02461589

26

diet and exercise ± MET

placebo

129

57.1

94.0

7.1

8.1

Semaglutide 0.05 mg/d

64

57.5

93.4

6.5

7.9

Semaglutide 0.1 mg/d

63

58.4

92.4

8.1

7.9

Liraglutide 1.2 mg

64

53.7

96.7

6.9

8.1

Liraglutide 1.8 mg

65

55.8

93.4

6.6

8.1

Davies 2017

NCT01923181

26

diet and exercise ± MET

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

71

56.8

88.8

5.6

7.8

placebo

69

58.9

93.8

6.7

8.0

Seino 2017

NCT02254291

30

diet and exercise or OAD monotherapy

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

103

58.8

67.8

8.0

8.2

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

102

58.1

70.8

7.8

8.0

Sitagliptin 100 mg

103

57.9

69.4

8.1

8.2

Kaku 2018

NCT0220737

56

SU or GLI

or AGI or TZD

Semaglutide 0.5 mg

239

58.0

71.0

8.1

8.0

Semaglutide 1.0 mg

241

58.7

71.7

9.4

8.1

Additional OAD

121

59.2

72.2

9.3

8.1

Frías 2021

NCT03987919

40

MET

5 mg Tirzepatide

461

56.3

925

9.1

8.32

10 mg Tirzepatide

459

57.2

94.8

8.4

8.3

15 mg Tirzepatide

464

55.9

93.8

8.7

8.26

1 mg Semaglutide

461

56.9

93.7

8.3

8.25

  1. Abbreviations: AGI, a-Glycosidase inhibitor; BI, basal insulin; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; MET, metformin; OAD, oral antidiabetic drug; PRI, premixed insulin; SGLT-2, sodium-dependent glucose transporters 2; SU, sulfonylurea; TZD, thiazolidinedione