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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the studies included

From: Effect of dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitors on C-reactive protein in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study, year

Location

Group: dose(n)

HbA1c (%)

Sex (M/F)

Age (years)

BMI (kg/m2)

Diabetes duration (months)

Treatment duration (months)

CRPa (mg/L)

Derosa,2012a [20]

Italy

sita:100 mg + met:2500 ± 500 mg(91)

sita+met:8.1 ± 0.8

sita+met:42/49

sita+met:55.9 ± 8.8

sita+met:28.1 ± 1.2

sita+met:5.8 ± 2.6

12

sita+met:-0.5 ± 0.54

met:2500 ± 500 mg(87)

met:8.0 ± 0.7

met:44/43

met:54.8 ± 7.9

met:28.9 ± 2.0

met:5.4 ± 2.3

pla:-0.4 ± 0.73

Asahara,2013 [21]

Japan

sita:50 mg(24)

sita:8.3 ± 0.2

sita:11/13

sita:62.0 ± 2.3

sita:25.5 ± 0.9

NS

3

sita:-0.3 ± 0.1

pla:50 mg(24)

pla:8.2 ± 0.2

pla:14/10

pla:58.0 ± 2.4

pla:26.5 ± 0.7

pla:-0.1 ± 0.1

Suzuki,2014 [22]

Japan

sita:50 mg(16)

IG:9.1 ± 1.6

sita:9/7

sita:56.1 ± 15.3

sita:26.3 ± 7.2

sita:22.8 ± 27.6

6

sita:-0.1 ± 0.6

lira:0.9 mg(24)

lira:9.8 ± 2.2

lira:15/9

lira:58.6 ± 15.9

lira:28.2 ± 7.2

lira:28.8 ± 33.6

lira:-1.9 ± 0.6

Liu,2013 [23]

Taiwan

sita:100 mg(60)

sita:8.27 ± 0.86

sita:22/38

sita:60.1 ± 8.9

sita:26.6 ± 4.6

sita:93.6 ± 51.6

6

sita:-0.07 ± 0.04

piog:30 mg(60)

piog:8.54 ± 0.97

piog:23/37

piog:58.1 ± 8.3

piog:25.7 ± 3.7

piog:93.6 ± 46.8

piog:-0.19 ± 0.04

Derosa,2010 [24]

Italy

sita:100 mg + piog:30 mg(75)

sita+piog:8.5 ± 0.9

sita+piog:37/38

sita+piog:57.0 ± 5.0

sita+piog:27.9 ± 1.5

sita+piog:5.0 ± 2.0

12

sita+piog:-0.7 ± 0.8

met:850 mg + piog:30 mg(76)

met+piog:8.4 ± 0.8

met+piog:39/37

met+piog:58.0 ± 6.0

met+piog:27.7 ± 1.3

met+piog:6.0 ± 3.0

met+piog:-0.7 ± 0.71

Nakamura,2014 [25]

Japan

sita:50 mg(24)

sita:7.04 ± 0.56

sita:10/14

sita:66.6 ± 11.9

sita:27.8 ± 3.5

sita:57.6 ± 41.2

3

sita:-1.0 ± 3.6

vog:0.6 mg(31)

vog:6.94 ± 0.45

vog:18/13

vog:68.4 ± 9.2

vog:25.7 ± 4.3

vog:41.9 ± 44.1

vog:1.2 ± 5.6

Derosas,2012b [26]

Italy

vild:100 mg + met:2500 ± 500 mg(84)

vild+met:8.1 ± 0.6

vild+met:42/42

vild+met:54.2 ± 8.3

vild+met:27.9 ± 1.5

vild+met:6.1 ± 3.7

12

vild+met:-0.8 ± 1.4

Pla + met:2500 ± 500 mg(83)

pla + met:8.2 ± 0.7

pla + met:43/40

pla + met:52.4 ± 7.1

pla + met:27.8 ± 1.4

pla + met:6.3 ± 3.9

pla + met:-0.4 ± 0.7

Strozik,2014 [27]

Poland

vild:100 mg + met:1500 mg(15)

vild+met:8.2 ± 0.2

vild+met:10/5

vild+met:45.9 ± 4.6

vild+met:28.2 ± 1.8

vild+met:24~60

3

vild+met:-0.49 ± 0.2

met:1500 mg(13)

met:8.0 ± 0.6

met:9/4

met:51.4 ± 7.2

met:29.0 ± 3.5

met:24~60

met:-0.06 ± 0.3

Zografou,2015 [28]

Greece

vild:50 mg + met:850 mg(32)

vild+met:8.1 ± 0.8

vild+met:18/14

vild+met:52.0 ± 11.2

vild+met:31.6 ± 4.6

NS

6

vild+met:-0.4 ± 2.8

met:850 mg(32)

met:8.0 ± 0.8

met:20/12

met:56.0 ± 10.5

met:32.2 ± 5.9

met:1.1 ± 1.6

Derosa,2014 [29]

Italy

vild:100 mg(86)

vild:7.9 ± 0.9

vild:42/44

vild:59.8 ± 9.9

vild:27.9 ± 1.6

vild:6.9 ± 4.7

6

vild:-0.4 ± 0.6

glim:6 mg(70)

glim:7.8 ± 0.8

glim:36/34

glim:56.8 ± 8.9

glim:27.7 ± 1.3

glim:6.7 ± 3.5

glim:-0.3 ± 0.6

Kim,2017 [30]

Korea

vild:50 mg(14)

vild:7.2 ± 0.2

vild:9/5

vild:59.9 ± 10.2

vild:25.8 ± 2.7

NS

4

vild:-0.18 ± 1.1

piog:15 mg(11)

piog:7.4 ± 0.4

piog:4/7

piog:52.1 ± 11.1

piog:27.4 ± 4.3

piog:-0.55 ± 0.9

Mita,2015 [31]

Japan

alo:25 mg(172)

alo:7.3 ± 0.8

alo:101/71

alo:64.4 ± 9.8

alo:24.6 ± 4.3

alo:9 ± 3.3

26

alo:0.06 ± 0.1

con:25 mg(169)

con:7.2 ± 0.8

con:98/71

con:64.8 ± 9.1

con:24.9 ± 3.7

con:8.2 ± 3.7

con:0 ± 0

Boer,2017 [32]

Netherland

lin:5 mg(22)

lin:6.3 ± 0.4

lin:13/9

lin:63 ± 4.7

lin:32.3 ± 3.5

lin:18 ± 20

6.5

lin:-0.2 ± 0.7

pla:5 mg(22)

pla:6.2 ± 0.5

pla:14/8

pla:62 ± 4.3

pla:29 ± 2.3

pla:12 ± 13

pla:0.5 ± 1.0

Yamada,2017 [33]

Japan

sita:50 mg(55)

sit:7.0 ± 0.6

sit:38/17

sit:69 ± 8

sit:25.9 ± 3.3

NS

24

sit:-0.06 ± 0.28

con:50 mg(60)

con:6.9 ± 0.5

con:39/21

con:69 ± 9

con:24.8 ± 3.9

con:-0.09 ± 0.46

Koren,2012 [34]

Israel

sita:100 mg(20)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

3

sita:0.9 ± 1.9

glib:5 mg(20)

glib:0.29 ± 1.7

Nogueira,2014 [35]

Brazil

sita:100 mg(18)

sit:8.0 ± 0.6

sit:9/9

sit:55.1 ± 6.7

sit:26.5 ± 2.7

sit:130.8 ± 69.6

6

sit:-0.7 ± 2.8

insu:11 ± 6.7(17)

insu:8.1 ± 0.7

insu:6/11

insu:58.4 ± 6.9

insu:27.5 ± 2.5

insu:130.8 ± 90

insu:-0.1 ± 2.2

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. Abbreviations: n Number of participants per group, HbA1c Glycated haemoglobin, CRP C-reactive protein (high sensitivity assay), sita Sitagliptin, vild Vildagliptin, alo Alogliptin, metf Metformin, pla Placebo, con Conventional treatment, lira Liraglutide, piog Pioglitazone, vog Voglibose, glim Glimepiride, lin Linagliptin, glib Glibenclamide, insu Insulin, cos Chitosan oligosaccharide, NS Not stated
  3. aCRP parameter presented as the mean change from baseline