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. 2024 Feb 10;23:63. doi: 10.1186/s12933-024-02147-9

Table 2.

Prevalence of patients meeting the criteria for metabolic syndrome in tirzepatide-treated patients by weight loss category (< 5%, > 5% to ≤ 10%, > 10% to ≤ 15%, > 15% to ≤ 20%, or > 20%)

Metabolic syndrome risk factors Weight Loss < 5% Weight Loss > 5% to ≤ 10% Weight Loss > 10% to ≤ 15% Weight Loss > 15% to ≤ 20% Weight Loss > 20%
Baseline Primary Endpoint Baseline Primary Endpoint Baseline Primary Endpoint Baseline Primary Endpoint Baseline Primary Endpoint
SURPASS-1 monotherapy, N 85 100 57 34 25
 ≥ 3 Risk Factors 56 (65.9) 50 (58.8) 74 (74.0) 57 (57.0) 41 (71.9) 19 (33.3) 25 (73.5) 12 (35.3) 20 (80.0) 5 (20.0)
WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F) 57 (67.1) 53 (62.4) 69 (69.0) 52 (52.0) 35 (61.4) 24 (42.1) 24 (70.6) 16 (47.1) 19 (76.0) 11 (44.0)
FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7% 85 (100.0) 73 (85.9) 100 (100.0) 86 (86.0) 57 (100.0) 38 (66.7) 34 (100.0) 20 (58.8) 25 (100.0) 10 (40.0)
SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg 47 (55.3) 36 (42.4) 38 (38.0) 34 (34.0) 27 (47.4) 14 (24.6) 19 (55.9) 9 (26.5) 8 (32.0) 2 (8.0)
Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL 38 (44.7) 28 (32.9) 55 (55.0) 41 (41.0) 30 (52.6) 15 (26.3) 14 (41.2) 5 (14.7) 12 (48.0) 2 (8.0)
HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F) 40 (47.1) 40 (47.1) 58 (58.0) 51 (51.0) 33 (57.9) 27 (47.4) 20 (58.8) 19 (55.9) 17 (68.0) 13 (52.0)
SURPASS-2 add-on to MET vs SEMA 1 mg, N 268 327 269 187 139
 ≥ 3 Risk Factors 227 (84.7) 203 (75.7) 272 (83.2) 192 (58.7) 227 (84.4) 108 (40.1) 157 (84.0) 55 (29.4) 121 (87.1) 28 (20.1)
WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F) 222 (82.8) 208 (77.6) 268 (82.0) 224 (68.5) 224 (83.3) 162 (60.2) 158 (84.5) 96 (51.3) 124 (89.2) 59 (42.4)
FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7% 268 (100.0) 254 (94.8) 327 (100.0) 273 (83.5) 269 (100.0) 180 (66.9) 187 (100.0) 89 (47.6) 139 (100.0) 46 (33.1)
SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg 160 (59.7) 145 (54.1) 191 (58.4) 139 (42.5) 149 (55.4) 85 (31.6) 100 (53.5) 50 (26.7) 79 (56.8) 32 (23.0)
Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL 145 (54.1) 130 (48.5) 189 (57.8) 130 (39.8) 151 (56.1) 83 (30.9) 98 (52.4) 41 (21.9) 64 (46.0) 27 (19.4)
HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F) 148 (55.2) 126 (47.0) 177 (54.1) 151 (46.2) 159 (59.1) 109 (40.5) 110 (58.8) 89 (47.6) 80 (57.6) 53 (38.1)
SURPASS-3 add-on to MET ± SGLT2i vs iDeg, N 210 207 229 128 117
 ≥ 3 Risk Factors 174 (82.9) 163 (77.6) 171 (82.6) 124 (59.9) 195 (85.2) 109 (47.6) 108 (84.4) 47 (36.7) 95 (81.2) 25 (21.4)
WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F) 181 (86.2) 171 (81.4) 171 (82.6) 134 (64.7) 187 (81.7) 135 (59.0) 108 (84.4) 66 (51.6) 108 (92.3) 49 (41.9)
FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7% 210 (100.0) 205 (97.6) 207 (100.0) 181 (87.4) 229 (100.0) 182 (79.5) 128 (100.0) 82 (64.1) 117 (100.0) 50 (42.7)
SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg 121 (57.6) 107 (51.0) 125 (60.4) 97 (46.9) 155 (67.7) 81 (35.4) 71 (55.5) 39 (30.5) 66 (56.4) 28 (23.9)
Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL 120 (57.1) 120 (57.1) 109 (52.7) 81 (39.1) 121 (52.8) 65 (28.4) 75 (58.6) 32 (25.0) 59 (50.4) 14 (12.0)
HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F) 106 (50.5) 103 (49.0) 117 (56.5) 90 (43.5) 121 (52.8) 90 (39.3) 79 (61.7) 56 (43.8) 64 (54.7) 39 (33.3)
SURPASS-4 ± MET ± SGLT2i ± SU vs iGlar, N 212 186 218 115 92
 ≥ 3 Risk Factors 184 (86.8) 168 (79.2) 151 (81.2) 110 (59.1) 185 (84.9) 110 (50.5) 102 (88.7) 49 (42.6) 84 (91.3) 26 (28.3)
WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F) 177 (83.5) 170 (80.2) 142 (76.3) 107 (57.5) 175 (80.3) 117 (53.7) 95 (82.6) 64 (55.7) 86 (93.5) 37 (40.2)
FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7% 212 (100.0) 206 (97.2) 186 (100.0) 167 (89.8) 218 (100.0) 165 (75.7) 115 (100.0) 68 (59.1) 92 (100.0) 41 (44.6)
SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg 141 (66.5) 130 (61.3) 113 (60.8) 84 (45.2 149 (68.3) 110 (50.5) 73 (63.5) 67 (58.3) 52 (56.5) 36 (39.1)
Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL 122 (57.5) 96 (45.3) 113 (60.8) 77 (41.4) 111 (50.9) 70 (32.1) 64 (55.7) 36 (31.3) 41 (44.6) 17 (18.5)
HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F) 124 (58.5) 119 (56.1) 110 (59.1) 87 (46.8) 131 (60.1) 96 (44.0) 78 (67.8) 47 (40.9) 63 (68.5) 35 (38.0)
SURPASS-5 add-on to insulin glargine ± MET vs PBO, N 110 79 57 43 19
 ≥ 3 Risk Factors 83 (75.5) 78 (70.9) 65 (82.3) 44 (55.7) 47 (82.5) 22 (38.6) 31 (72.1) 10 (23.3) 17 (89.5) 5 (26.3)
WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F) 96 (87.3) 93 (84.5) 67 (84.8) 60 (75.9) 48 (84.2) 41 (71.9) 32 (74.4) 19 (44.2) 17 (89.5) 11 (57.9)
FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7% 110 (100.0) 98 (89.1) 79 (100.0) 56 (70.9) 57 (100.0) 35 (61.4) 43 (100.0) 15 (34.9) 19 (100.0) 2 (10.5)
SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg 77 (70.0) 72 (65.5) 55 (69.6) 40 (50.6) 43 (75.4) 15 (26.3) 31 (72.1) 13 (30.2) 14 (73.7) 5 (26.3)
Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL 44 (40.0) 34 (30.9) 40 (50.6) 24 (30.4) 24 (42.1) 13 (22.8) 17 (39.5) 6 (14.0) 12 (63.2) 4 (21.1)
HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F) 49 (44.5) 48 (43.6) 43 (54.4) 37 (46.8) 25 (43.9) 20 (35.1) 14 (32.6) 14 (32.6) 10 (52.6) 7 (36.8)

Data are n (%) at baseline and at the primary endpoint of 40 weeks (SURPASS-1, SURPASS-2 and SURPASS-5) or 52 weeks (SURPASS-3, SURPASS-4) in patients on-treatment compliant to study drug (patients taking ≥ 75% of assigned doses)

DBP: diastolic blood pressure; F: female; FSG: fasting serum glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; iDeg: insulin degludec; iGlar: insulin glargine; M: male; MET: metformin; n: number of patients in the specified category; PBO: placebo; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SEMA: semaglutide; SGLT2i: sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor; SU: sulfonylurea; WC: waist circumference