Research Article

Usefulness of Once-Weekly GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Semaglutide on Glycemic Control in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Switching from the Same Class Dulaglutide in a Retrospective Observation Study

Table 1

Clinical baseline characteristics of the subjects in this study. (a) Study 1. (b) Study 2.
(a)

ParameterParameter

Number19HDL-C (mg/dL)
Gender (M/F)15/4LDL-C (mg/dL)
Age (years)γ-GTP (U/L)
Duration (years)ALT (U/L)
HbA1c (%)AST (U/L)
PG (mg/dL)Cre (mg/dL)
BMI (kg/m2)BUN (mg/dL)
TG (mg/dL)eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

(b)

ParameterDula continuationSwitching value

Age (years)0.200
Gender (M/F)8/510/30.394
Duration (years)0.878
BMI (kg/m2)0.798
HbA1c (%)0.143
PG (mg/dL)0.555
TG (mg/dL)0.644
HDL-C (mg/dL)0.764
LDL-C (mg/dL)0.521
γ-GTP (U/L)0.175
ALT (U/L)0.258
AST (U/L)0.292
Cre (mg/dL)0.356
BUN (mg/dL)0.478
eGFR (mg/dL)0.166

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; PG: plasma glucose; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; γ-GTP: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; Cre: creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate. Data are shown as .