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ArticleNephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association2026

Cardiorenal outcomes of weight loss interventions in people with CKD and type 2 diabetes.

Thomas J Wilkinson, Jonathan Goldney, Thomas Yates, Joseph Henson, Francesco Zaccardi, Kamlesh Khunti, David Webb, Dimitris Papamargaritis, Melanie J Davies

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Thomas J WilkinsonNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7855-7752
Jonathan GoldneyNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, UK.
Thomas YatesNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, UK.
Joseph HensonNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, UK.
Francesco ZaccardiNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, UK.
Kamlesh KhuntiNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, UK.
David WebbLeicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Dimitris PapamargaritisNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5044-1515
Melanie J DaviesNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, UK.

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background and hypothesisIn patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), there remains a paucity of data from large, high-quality, real-world studies on the efficacy of weight-lowering interventions, including the glucagon-like peptide-1-based therapies semaglutide and tirzepatide, as well as bariatric surgery (BS). This retrospective cohort study evaluates these interventions on cardiorenal outcomes and mortality using health records from TriNetX US Collaborative Network.

methodsThree cohorts with T2DM and CKD living with overweight or obesity, prescribed semaglutide or tirzepatide, or with a BS procedure were propensity-score matched with a cohort receiving dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4i, weight-neutral control). We investigated the hazard ratio (HR) of: (i) end-stage renal disease (ESRD); (ii) myocardial infarction (MI); (iii) stroke; and (iv) all-cause mortality.

resultsCohorts included 17 749 (semaglutide, age 64.1 ± 10.9 years, 57.4% female), 4211 (tirzepatide, 63.7 ± 10.8, 58.1%) and 2603 (BS, 56.1 ± 11.2, 74.1%) patients. Compared with DPP4i, semaglutide reduced the risk of ESRD [HR 0.78 (95% confidence interval 0.71 to 0.85)], while tirzepatide showed a reduction of 42% (0.0.58, 0.45 to 0.75). BS lowered ESRD risk (0.79, 0.67 to 0.92). Semaglutide reduced MI (0.80, 0.72 to 0.88) and stroke (0.85, 0.77 to 0.95) risk, while tirzepatide lowered MI and stroke by 24%. BS was associated with reduced MI (0.45, 0.35 to 0.58) and stroke (0.57, 0.44 to 0.74) risk. All-cause mortality risk was reduced by semaglutide (0.64, 0.59 to 0.70), tirzepatide (0.47, 0.35 to 0.63) and BS (0.68, 0.57 to 0.81).

conclusionsUsing a real-world dataset, semaglutide, tirzepatide and BS-interventions shown to elicit weight loss and improve glycaemic control-have a myriad of benefits on cardio-renal outcomes and mortality, supporting their use as disease-modifying therapy options in T2DM and CKD.

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Bariatric SurgeryDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2ObesityRenal Insufficiency, ChronicWeight LossAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateGlucagon-Like PeptidesHumansKidney Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesGlucagon-Like PeptidesSemaglutideTirzepatidebariatric surgeryobesitysemaglutidetirzepatidetype 2 diabetes

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