Research Article

Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors as a Third-Line Oral Antihyperglycaemic Agent in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Impact of Ethnicity

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristic of participants at baseline.

Characteristics Total

Gender ()
 Male/female51/29
Ethnicity ()
 Asians/non-Asians41/39
Age (years) 62.0 ± 9.3
Diabetes duration (years) 12.7 ± 5.8
Weight (kg) 77.6 (68.8–93.1)
Body mass index (kg/m2)27.5 (25.2–31.8)
HbA1c (%)8.3 (7.7–8.9)
HbA1c (mmol/mol) 67 (61–74)