Long-term effect of metformin on blood glucose control in non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Hiroyuki Ito; Hidenori Ishida; Yuichiro Takeuchi; Shinichi Antoku; Mariko Abe; Mizuo Mifune; Michiko Togane

doi:10.1186/1743-7075-7-83

Figure 4

An external file that holds a picture, illustration, etc.
Object name is 1743-7075-7-83-4.jpg

Changes of HbA1c levels among the patient subgroups divided according to therapeutic methods prior to the initiation of metformin in the non-obese (left) and obese (right) patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Data represent the mean ± SD. Closed circles, closed squares and open squares represent the diet, oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) and insulin therapies, respectively. * P < 0.05 and ** P < 0.01 among three treatment groups.