ACCORD ADVANCE VADT
N 10,251 11,140 1791
Age (mean, years) 62 66 60
BMI (mean, kg/m2) 32 28 31
Follow-up (mean, years) 3.5 5 5.6
A1c target <6.0% versus 7.0%-7.9% ≤6.5% versus “standard” <6% versus 8%-9%
Baseline A1c (mean) 8.3% 7.5% 9.4%
Endpoint A1c (mean) Intensive 6.4% Standard 7.5% Intensive 6.43% Standard 7.0% Intensive 6.9% Standard 8.4%
Severe hypoglycemic events Intensive 10.5% Standard 3.5% Intensive 2.7% Standard 1.5% Intensive 8.5% Standard 2.1%
Weight change Intensive +3.5 kg Standard +0.4 kg Intensive −0.1 kg Standard −1.0 kg Intensive +8.1% Standard +4.1%
Major macrovascular or microvascular event Not reported 0.9 (0.82-0.98), P = 0.01 0.88 (0.74-1.05), P = 0.14
Nonfatal MI/stroke, CV death HR 0.9 (0.78-1.04), P = 0.16 0.94 (0.84-1.06), P = 0.32 Not reported
All-cause mortality HR 1.22 (1.01-1.46), P = 0.04 0.93 (0.83-1.06), P = 0.28 1.07 (0.81-1.42), P = 0.62
Nonfatal MI HR 0.76 (0.62-0.92), P = 0.004 0.98 (0.77-1.22), P = NS 0.82 (059-1.14), P = 0.24
ACCORD: Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes trial; ADVANCE: Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: preterAx and diamicro N-MR Controlled Evaluation trial; A1c: Gglycosylated Hemoglobin; BMI: Body Mass Index; CV: Cardiovascular; MI: Myocardial Infarction; VADT: Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial
Table 1: Baseline characteristics of ACCORD, ADVANCE & VADT trials.