Comparison of Semaglutide and Lifestyle Counselling for Weight Loss Using Multi-Site Electronic Health Records - PubMed
4 hours ago
- #weight loss
- #lifestyle counselling
- #semaglutide
- Study compares semaglutide and lifestyle counselling for weight loss in diabetic and non-diabetic obese patients.
- Multi-site retrospective observational study using electronic health records from the Greater Plains Collaborative.
- Primary outcome: incidence of ≥10% weight loss from baseline.
- Semaglutide showed higher effectiveness than lifestyle counselling alone in achieving weight loss.
- Hazard ratios for 10% weight loss were significantly higher for semaglutide in both diabetic and non-diabetic groups.
- Findings suggest semaglutide is more effective and may inform clinical practice guidelines.