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ArticleDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2024

Semaglutide use in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes from real-world utilization data: An analysis of the All of US Program.

Craig S Mayer, Paul Fontelo

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Craig S MayerLister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2705-9550
Paul FonteloLister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

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Intramural NIH HHS Z99 LM999999Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health
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Abstract

aimTo analyse data from the All of Us Research Program to evaluate the real-world application and long-term effectiveness of semaglutide in treating type 2 diabetes and obesity patients in a large population. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe identified patients prescribed semaglutide and analysed differences in route of administration and the time on semaglutide. For individuals diagnosed with obesity, we measured changes in body mass index (BMI) and weight from baseline, while measured changes in HbA1c for those patients with type 2 diabetes. We also examined the occurrence of newly diagnosed common adverse events from taking semaglutide.

resultsFor 3739 semaglutide patients, those on injectable semaglutide (3364 patients) averaged 301.54 days on the medication, with 20.36% having no end date, while those on oral semaglutide (435 patients) averaged 172.48 days, with 24.60% having no end date. We found average decreases of 1.54 kg/m

conclusionsConsistent with clinical trial findings, this real-world data analysis showed that semaglutide was well tolerated and that, for a large population, it effectively reduced BMI, body weight and HbA1c, albeit to smaller magnitudes than observed in clinical trials. These findings provide valuable insights into real-world experience and the long-term effectiveness of semaglutide.

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Body Mass IndexDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like PeptidesGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsObesityAdministration, OralAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSemaglutideTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesGlucagon-Like PeptidesGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsSemaglutideobesity carereal‐world evidencesemaglutidetype 2 diabetes

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