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Table 2 Cardiometabolic phenotype & therapies

From: The mixed benefit of low lipoprotein(a) in type 2 diabetes

  

1st Quartile Lp(a)

Quartiles 2–4 Lp(a)

P

n

 

85

255

~

insulinaemia

pmol.L−1

136 (93)

100 (70)

0.0014

insulin sensitivity

%

40 (26)

62 (43)

< 0.0001

hyperbolic product [B x S]

%

22 (15)

30 (20)

< 0.0001

[B x S] loss rate

%.yr.−1

1.46 (0.65)

1.27 (0.49)

0.0149

βCS - metformin - TZD

%

37 - 76 - 7

45 - 71 - 3

NS

DDP-4-I / GLP-1-RA

%

15

29

0.0100

insulin

%

56

43

0.0442

 

IU.day−1.kg−1

0.94 (0.86)

0.70 (0.44)

NS

ACE-I - ARB

%

44–34

36–28

NS

CCB - BB - diuretic

%

33 - 34 - 46

29 - 42 - 34

NS

aspirin

%

55

54

NS

anti-dyslipidemic drug(s)

%

86

85

NS

 statin - ezetimibe

%

76–13

81–13

NS

 fenofibrate

%

36

19

0.0045

  1. Results are expressed as means (1 SD) or proportions (%). ACE-I angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ARB angiotensin II type −1 receptor (AT1) blocker, βCS beta-cell stimulant, BB beta-blockers, CCB calcium-channel blocker, DPP-4-I dipeptidyl peptidase type 4 inhibitor, GLP-1-RA glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, Lp(a) lipoprotein(a), TZD thiazolidinedione, NS not significant