Variables | Medication group (n = 97) | No medication group (n = 103) | p valuea |
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Physical examination | |||
Body weight (kg) | +0.3 (-1.2, +1.6) | +0.8 (-0.8, +2.9)† | n.s. |
BMI (kg/m2) | +0.2 (-0.6, +0.7) | +0.3 (-0.4, +0.9) | n.s. |
Waist circumference (cm) | +1.5 (-2.0, +4.5)† | +1.5 (-2.1, +3.2) | n.s. |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | +2 (-12, +14) | +4 (-8, +10)† | n.s. |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | -2 (-8, +4) | 0 (-7, +6) | n.s. |
Laboratory examination | |||
HbA1c (%) | +0.2 (0.0, +0.4)‡ | +0.2 (+0.1, +0.3)‡ | n.s. |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | -0.05 (-0.18, +0.10)‡ | -0.03 (-0.10, +0.13) | 0.009 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | -0.05 (-0.31, +0.28) | +0.01 (-0.31, +0.24) | n.s. |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | +0.03 (-0.49, +0.65) | +0.03 (-0.46, +0.44) | n.s. |
Treatment status | |||
Periodic clinic visit, new | 28 (28.9) | 1 (1.0) | <0.001 |
Periodic clinic visit, discontinuation | 0 (0.0) | 7 (6.8) | 0.009 |