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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 18.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2010 Mar 16;152(6):346–357. doi: 10.1059/0003-4819-152-6-201003160-00004

Table 2.

Response Rates for Decreasing HbA1c Level by More Than 0.5%

Treatment Group All Patients, n Patients With >0.5% Decrease in HbA1c Level, n Proportion (95% CI)*
Placebo 26 4 0.15 (0.02–0.30)
Salsalate, 3.0 g/d 27 12 0.44 (0.26–0.63)
Salsalate, 3.5 g/d 26 14 0.54 (0.35–0.73)
Salsalate, 4.0 g/d 25 15 0.60 (0.42–0.78)

HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c.

*

Calculated by using the chi-square test (P = 0.009).