Research Article

Effectiveness of Vildagliptin in Clinical Practice: Pooled Analysis of Three Korean Observational Studies (the VICTORY Study)

Table 2

Multivariate analysis for factors associated with glycemic target achievement (HbA1c < 7.0%) following vildagliptin treatment.

VariableCoefficientSE of coefficient value valueOdds ratio95% CI

Gender0.060.140.210.6451.070.81–1.41
Age0.010.012.840.0921.011.00-1.02
Weight0.000.010.150.6971.000.99–1.02
Concurrent disease−0.250.231.130.2880.780.49–1.24
Medical history0.070.200.110.7361.070.72–1.59
Concomitant medications (except for diabetes medications)0.360.242.290.1311.430.90–2.28
Duration of diabetes (1 year)−0.080.0152.72<0.0010.920.90–0.94
HbA1c < 7.5%2.120.14237.15<0.0018.306.34–10.86
Fixed dose combination treatment0.500.196.580.0101.651.13–2.41

SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval. Odds ratio of vidagliptin/metformin fixed dose combination was calculated in comparison with the free drug combination.