Table 2

Baseline clinical data

Variable Mean ± SD (Range)
Insulin (n = 8)
Sulfonylurea (n = 5)
Metformin (n = 6)
Thiazoli-dinediones (n = 6)
P Value

Age (Yrs)
26.0 ± 10.3 (13 – 44)
24.4 ± 6.9 (17 – 33)
22.8 ± 6.7 (15 – 35)
34.0 ± 9.9 (20 – 49)
0.166
ALT (U/L)
65.1 ± 24.1 (25 – 99)
42.0 ± 26.5 (14 – 73)
68.3 ± 28.1 (28 – 107
67.4 ± 8.4 (55 – 76) (n = 5)
0.250
FEV1 (%)
56.8 ± 28.0 (18 – 99)
53.0 ± 23.3 (30 – 83)
79.2 ± 34.5 (17 – 117)
52.0 ± 25.2 (3 – 92)
0.329
Weight (kg)
60.2 ± 12.9 (41.9 – 81.5)
66.0 ± 24.8 (33.6 – 97.5)
61.8 ± 12.2 (41.8 – 71.1)
65.7 ± 20.4 (44.4 – 96.5)
0.911
HbA1c
9.5 ± 2.6 (5.5 – 14.3)
7.2 ± 0.8 (6.3 – 8.1)
8.8 ± 2.8 (5.4 – 13.3)
8.0 ± 3.1 (5.1 – 13.3)
0.408
Treatment Duration (Yrs)
4.8 ± 2.9 (2 – 10)
1.8 ± 1.3 (1 – 4)
2.7 ± 1.4 (1 – 5)
1.8 ± 0.4 (1 – 2)
0.093

SD, standard deviation; Yrs, years; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; FEV1, forced expiratory volume at 1 second; HbA1c, percent glycosylated hemoglobin. P values for Age, ALT, FEV1, Weight, and HbA1c are from one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA); the P value for Treatment Duration is from Welch ANOVA for unequal group variances.

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