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. 2023 Oct 12;46(12):2292–2299. doi: 10.2337/dc23-1135

Table 2.

Assessment of efficacy parameters and safety profile by BW reduction categories

BW reduction % (week 40/42)
<5% (n = 756) ≥5 to <10% (n = 878) ≥10 to <15% (n = 762) ≥15% (n = 792)
HbA1c, % −1.9 ± 1.2 −2.3 ± 1.1 −2.5 ± 1.0 −2.6 ± 0.9
Participants reaching HbA1c
 <7% 548 (72.9) 788 (89.9) 724 (95.3) 778 (98.5)
 ≤6.5% 415 (55.2) 705 (80.4) 698 (91.8) 761 (96.3)
 <5.7% 93 (12.4) 243 (27.7) 347 (45.7) 510 (64.6)
Fasting serum glucose, mg/dL −46.0 ± 55.4 −58.1 ± 49.4 −65.7 ± 49.7 −66.6 ± 45.3
Weight, kg (%) −1.7 ± 2.6 (−2) −7.1 ± 2.1 (−8) −11.3 ± 2.6 (−12) −18.5 ± 6.0 (−20)
BMI, kg/m2 −0.6 ± 0.9 −2.5 ± 0.7 −4.1 ± 0.9 −6.9 ± 2.1
Waist circumference, cm −2.4 ± 7.3 −6.4 ± 6.8 −9.5 ± 7.5 −15.1 ± 9.0
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg −2.4 ± 13.0 −4.6 ± 14.1 −6.8 ± 14.4 −10.3 ± 15.8
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg −0.8 ± 8.4 −1.7 ± 8.8 −2.7 ± 9.1 −4.3 ± 9.9
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 −4.7 ± 10.0 −3.8 ± 9.9 −3.2 ± 11.0 −3.2 ± 12.2
Total cholesterol, % −0.1 ± 21.0 −5.1 ± 21.1 −4.6 ± 21.2 −6.8 ± 20.2
Non-HDL cholesterol, % −0.7 ± 28.7 −8.1 ± 28.0 −8.4 ± 29.0 −12.2 ± 27.2
HDL cholesterol, % 4.7 ± 20.0 7.2 ± 18.1 9.5 ± 18.7 11.5 ± 19.3
LDL cholesterol, % 1.8 ± 39.2 −1.9 ± 46.8 −0.3 ± 41.6 −3.6 ± 41.8
Triglycerides, % 1.9 ± 45.4 −11.7 ± 40.9 −17.9 ± 37.3 −24.2 ± 33.3
ALT, % −4.5 ± 43.2 −14.6 ± 41.7 −23.4 ± 38.9 −22.1 ± 70.8
AST, % 2.2 ± 37.4 −4.5 ± 34.5 −8.9 ± 33.9 −8.6 ± 53.8
Participants with ≥1 serious adverse event 32 (4.2) 37 (4.2) 30 (3.9) 31 (3.9)
Participants with ≥1 TEAE 420 (55.6) 515 (58.7) 470 (61.7) 540 (68.2)
TEAEs occurring in ≥5% of participants in any BW reduction category by preferred term
 Nausea 77 (10.2) 128 (14.6) 123 (16.1) 183 (23.1)
 Diarrhea 103 (13.6) 112 (12.8) 103 (13.5) 128 (16.2)
 Decreased appetite 27 (3.6) 60 (6.8) 65 (8.5) 85 (10.7)
 Dyspepsia 47 (6.2) 49 (5.6) 58 (7.6) 55 (6.9)
 Vomiting 30 (4.0) 37 (4.2) 44 (5.8) 65 (8.2)

Data are mean ± SD change, n (%), or percentage change from baseline at week 40/42, unless otherwise noted, with n indicating pooled number of participants across SURPASS-1 through SURPASS-4 tirzepatide doses Percentage change in BW is presented in parenthesis. Lipid data are percentage change from baseline. Note: Waist circumference data for SURPASS-4 were not available at weeks 40/42 so week 36 measures were used.