Table 3

OAD used before and after GLP-1Ra treatment initiation

n=217n=223
Number of OADBefore GLP-1RaWith GLP-1Ra
176 (35.0%)0
283 (38.2%)145 (65.0%)
352 (24.0%)71 (31.8%)
>36 (2.8%)7 (3.1%)
Mean number of OAD (SD)1.94 (0.8)2.39 (0.6)
Biguanide
 Metformin199 (91.7%)214 (96.0%)
Sulfonylurea
 Gliclazide47 (21.7%)41 (18.4%)
 Glimepiride21 (9.7%)18 (8.1%)
 Glibenclamide9 (4.1%)
 Other2 (1.0%)2 (0.8%)
DPP-4 inhibitor
 Sitagliptin57 (26.3%)2 (0.9%)
 Vildagliptin33 (15.2%)3 (1.3%)
 Other8 (3.7%)1 (0.4%)
Mitiglinide
 Repaglinide30 (13.8%)15 (6.7%)
Glitazone
 Pioglitazone13 (6.0%)11 (4.9%)
α glucosidase inhibitor
 Acarbose1 (0.5%)
  • DPP-4, dipeptidyl peptidase-4; GLP-1Ra, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists; OAD, oral antidiabetic drug.