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. 2024 Sep 4;28(5):436–444. doi: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_45_24

Table 4.

Data on common gastrointestinal side effects of different incretin-based therapies as compared to placebo, pooled from different published systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Number of Trials Nausea OR (95%CI) Vomiting OR (95%CI) Diarrhoea OR (95%CI)
Cagrilintide vs Placebo * This meta-analysis 0.97 (0.54–480.32) 3.16 (0.83–12.04) 2.19 (0.93–5.14)
Semaglutide vs Placebo (25) 17 (n=6756) 2.82 (2.56–3.81) 3.79 (2.77–5.19) 1.90 (1.65–2.19)
Tirzepatide vs Placebo (7) 3 (n=594) 3.02 (1.51–6.05) 3.63 (1.13–11.67) 3.17 (1.64–6.15)

*Data comparing Cagrisema to placebo is currently not available, hence not presented here; OR: Odds ratio; CI: confidence interval