Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics

Before inverse probability of treatment weightingAfter inverse probability of treatment weighting
Canagliflozin 300 mg
(n=755)
Any dose of GLP-1 receptor agonist
(n=2416)
Absolute standardized difference*Canagliflozin 300 mg
(n=750)
Any dose of GLP-1 receptor agonist
(n=2417)
Absolute standardized difference*
Age (years), mean (SD)54.6 (8.7)53.1 (9.1)17%53.4 (9.1)53.5 (9.0)1%
 18–24, n (%)≤10≤1018%≤10≤108%
 25–34, n (%)11 (1.5)66 (2.7)18 (2.4)60 (2.5)
 35–44, n (%)75 (9.9)348 (14.4)89 (11.9)329 (13.6)
 45–54, n (%)264 (35.0)865 (35.8)274 (36.5)850 (35.2)
 55–64, n (%)331 (43.8)935 (38.7)305 (40.6)973 (40.3)
 65–74, n (%)61 (8.1)171 (7.1)51 (6.8)175 (7.2)
 ≥75, n (%)11 (1.5)24 (1.0)≤1024 (1.0)
Age breakdown (years)
 <65683 (90.5)2221 (91.9)5%690 (91.9)2218 (91.8)1%
 ≥6572 (9.5)195 (8.1)5%60 (8.1)199 (8.2)1%
Female, n (%)287 (38.0)1277 (52.9)30%369 (49.3)1190 (49.2)0%
Insurance plan type, n (%)
 HMO288 (38.1)890 (36.8)9%281 (37.5)899 (37.2)1%
 PPO393 (52.1)1344 (55.6)410 (54.6)1323 (54.8)
 CDHP74 (9.8)182 (7.5)59 (7.9)195 (8.1)
Geographic region, n (%)
 Northeast76 (10.1)345 (14.3)16%102 (13.6)322 (13.3)1%
 Midwest108 (14.3)410 (17.0)120 (16.1)394 (16.3)
 South418 (55.4)1244 (51.5)393 (52.5)1266 (52.4)
 West153 (20.3)417 (17.3)134 (17.9)436 (18.0)
Medicare Advantage, n (%)19 (2.5)106 (4.4)10%26 (3.4)95 (3.9)3%
Baseline HbA1c (%), mean (SD)8.7 (1.7)8.4 (1.7)15%8.5 (1.7)8.5 (1.7)4%
Elixhauser Comorbidity Index, mean (SD)3.17 (1.58)3.35 (1.65)11%3.33 (1.69)3.31 (1.63)1%
 0, n (%)≤1020 (0.8)14%≤1020 (0.8)4%
 1–2, n (%)288 (38.1)805 (33.3)266 (35.5)832 (34.4)
 3–4, n (%)336 (44.5)1082 (44.8)327 (43.6)1075 (44.5)
 5+, n (%)128 (17.0)509 (21.1)153 (20.4)491 (20.3)
Diabetes Complications Severity Index, mean (SD)0.63 (0.98)0.67 (1.10)4%0.67 (0.99)0.66 (1.10)1%
 0, n (%)472 (62.5)1522 (63.0)14%455 (60.6)1532 (63.4)4%
 1–2, n (%)244 (32.3)735 (30.4)254 (33.9)728 (30.1)
 3–4, n (%)35 (4.6)123 (5.1)36 (4.8)121 (5.0)
 5+, n (%)≤1036 (1.5)≤1036 (1.5)
  • *Absolute standardized difference >10% is considered significant.

  • CDHP, consumer-driven health plan (health reimbursement account, health savings account); GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide-1; HMO, health maintenance organization; PPO, preferred provider organization.