TABLE 1

Estimated metformin steady-state pharmacokinetic parameters for pregnant women with GDM and nonpregnant women with T2DM separated by dose

Results are reported as means ± S.D. Mann-Whitney test was used to compare PK parameters for pregnant and nonpregnant women receiving either 500- or 1000-mg doses. P < 0.05 was considered significant.

500 mg Pregnant (n = 39)500 mg Nonpregnant (n = 9)P Value1000 mg Pregnant (n = 15)1000 mg Nonpregnant (n = 14)P Value
Metformin
F0.64 ± 0.20.49 ± 0.08<0.010.53 ± 0.110.37 ± 0.14<0.01
Half-life (h)4.2 ± 1.14.0 ± 0.80.44.3 ± 0.73.7 ± 0.60.2
Tmax (h)2.6 ± 1.32.1 ± 0.5<0.012.4 ± 1.12.2 ± 1.30.7
VB/F (l)368 ± 133276 ± 52<0.05450 ± 136486 ± 2070.6
VB/F (l/kg)4.00 ± 1.683.19 ± 1.100.084.99 ± 1.645.00 ± 2.070.9
VB (l)242 ± 138134 ± 23<0.001234 ± 66163 ± 48<0.005
VB (l/kg)2.6 ± 1.61.5 ± 0.3<0.0052.6 ± 0.91.7 ± 0.6<0.005
CL/F (ml/min)1085 ± 328854 ± 230<0.051405 ± 3841678 ± 5740.4
CL/F (ml/min per kilogram)11.7 ± 3.89.5 ± 2.40.0515.6 ± 4.517.5 ± 6.50.3
CL (ml/min)731 ± 339444 ± 121<0.01758 ± 179572 ± 153<0.05
CL (ml/min per kilogram)7.9 ± 3.94.9 ± 1.3<0.018.5 ± 2.56.1 ± 2.4<0.05
Percent of dose recovered in the urine unchanged (%)64 ± 2049 ± 8<0.0153 ± 1137 ± 14<0.01
CLR (ml/min)731 ± 339444 ± 121<0.01758 ± 179572 ± 153<0.05
CLR (ml/min per kilogram)7.9 ± 3.94.9 ± 1.3<0.018.5 ± 2.56.1 ± 2.4<0.05
CrCL (ml/min)233 ± 68148 ± 41<0.001233 ± 46166 ± 25<0.001
CLsec (ml/min)497 ± 312296 ± 970.06530 ± 168406 ± 1430.1
CLsec (ml/min per kilogram)5.4 ± 3.63.3 ± 1.1<0.055.9 ± 2.34.3 ± 2.00.2