Research Article

A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label Study to Compare the Effects of Gemigliptin Add-on or Escalation of Metformin Dose on Glycemic Control and Safety in Patients with Inadequately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated with Metformin and SGLT-2 Inhibitors (SO GOOD Study)

Table 2

Study outcomes according to treatment group.

Metformin ()Gemigliptin () value

HbA1c (%)
 Baseline0.095
 At week 120.003
 At week 240.017
 Change from baseline at week 120.009
 Change from baseline at week 240.045
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)
 Baseline0.441
 At week 120.813
 At week 240.293
 Change from baseline at week 120.657
 Change from baseline at week 240.087
Postprandial glucose (mg/dL)
 Baseline0.879
 At week 120.368
 At week 240.822
 Change from baseline at week 120.345
 Change from baseline at week 240.680
Fasting insulin (mIU/L)
 Baseline0.191
 At week 240.781
 Change from baseline at week 240.075
HOMA-IR
 Baseline0.306
 At week 240.957
 Change from baseline at week 240.238
HOMA-β
 Baseline0.066
 At week 240.649
 Change from baseline at week 240.011
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
 Baseline0.665
 At week 240.642
 Change from baseline at week 24-0.996
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
 Baseline0.693
 At week 240.628
 Change from baseline at week 240.234
HDL-C (mg/dL)
 Baseline0.527
 At week 240.534
 Change from baseline at week 240.969
LDL-C (mg/dL)
 Baseline0.879
 At week 240.462
 Change from baseline at week 240.424
UACR
 Baseline17.8 (34.9)11.7 (13.7)0.171
 At week 2419.4 (48.3)12.8 (10.0)0.107
 Change from baseline at week 240.4 (15.7)-0.3 (12.7)0.541
Acetoacetate (μmol/L)
 Baseline102.1 (138.2)121.7 (183.6)0.367
 At week 2486.2 (120.2)90 (152.0)0.779
 Change from baseline at week 24-18.4 (159.8)-2.4 (244.6)0.817
Total ketone (μmol/L)
 Baseline287.3 (254.8)315.2 (365.7)0.407
 At week 24231.4 (212.1)205.2 (282.2)0.827
 Change from baseline at week 24-38.0 (310.6)-20.0 (485.7)0.640
β-Hydroxybutyric acid (μmol/L)
 Baseline143.2 (171.2)197.1 (203.3)0.533
 At week 24121.9 (114.6)114.6 (109.8)0.856
 Change from baseline at week 24-37.0 (166.4)-24.4 (242.8)0.764

Values are presented as or median (interquartile range). values were applied by independent -test or the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HOMA-β: homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UACR: urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio.