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. 2017 Nov 28;7(1):115–123. doi: 10.1530/EC-17-0327

Table 1.

Effect of 26 weeks of treatment with liraglutide or place in a PCOS cohort.

Liraglutide baseline Change at follow-up Placebo baseline Change at follow-up Difference between groups P-Value
Weight (kg) 94.2 ± 15.4 −5.2 ± 0.7 91.3 ± 13.6 0.2 ± 0.9 −5.2 (−7.5 to −3.0) <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 33.3 ± 5.1 −1.9 ± 0.3 33.3 ± 4.6 0.1 ± 0.3 −1.8 (−2.7 to −1.0) <0.001
Waist (cm) 102.6 ± 10.8 −4.1 ± 1.1 102.6 ± 11.1 1.1 ± 1.5 −5.7 (−9.3 to −1.9) 0.01
Systolic BP (mmHg) 123 ± 9 −3 ± 1 124 ± 9 −2 ± 2 −1.6 (−4.8 to 2.5) 0.53
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 79 ± 8 −1 ± 1 80 ± 7 −1 ± 1 −0.04 (−2.9 to 2.8) 0.35
Heart rate (bmp) 76 ± 9 6 ± 1 79 ± 15 −1 ± 2 6.4 (2.4–10.4) 0.006
Total cholesterol 4.61 ± 0.80 0.03 ± 0.09 4.67 ± 0.57 0.08 ± 0.09 −0.01 (−0.10 to 0.07) 0.35
LDL cholesterol 2.83 ± 0.71 0.14 ± 0.09 2.99 ± 0.54 0.13 ± 0.09 −0.01 (−0.29 to 0.26) 0.92
HDL cholesterol 1.14 ± 0.25 −0.01 ± 0.02 1.09 ± 0.28 0.01 ± 0.03 −0.01 (−0.09 to 0.06) 0.77
Triglycerides 1.23 (0.90–1.63) −0.22 (−0.36 to −0.09) 1.15 (0.90–1.47) −0.11 (−0.37 to 0.14) 0.94 (0.82–1.07) 0.32
HbA1C (mmol/mol) 34.2 ± 2.8 −1.3 ± 0.4 34.6 ± 3.4 0.1 ± 0.5 −1.38 (−2.48 to −0.28) 0.015
HOMA2-IR 2.29 (1.83–2.84) −0.27 ± 0.15 2.42 (1.91–3.20) −0.28 ± 0.20 Ratio 0.93 (0.75–1.01) 0.48
Matsuda index 2.13 (1.47–2.81) 0.41 ± 0.19 2.04 (1.21–2.70) 0.34 ± 0.24 Ratio 1.08 (0.96–1.34) 0.49
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) 113 ± 13 1 ± 1 118 ± 10 −2 ± 1 2 (−3 to 5) 0.48
DXA fat mass (kg) 35.9 ± 8.5 −2.6 ± 0.5 35.7 ± 7.2 0.3 ± 0.7 −2.8 (−4.6 to 1.1) 0.002
DXA lean mass (kg) 58.8 ± 8.0 −2.4 ± 0.4 56.0 ± 7.0 0.1 ± 0.4 −2.3 (−3.5 to −1.2) <0.001
MRI VAT (cm3) 115.7 ± 51.4 (n = 44) −17.2 ± 4.3 (n = 37) 120.9 ± 42.3 (n = 23) 4.50 ± 7.0 (n = 20) −21.9 (−37.3 to −6.5) 0.006
MRI SAT (cm3) 407.4 ± 121.4 (n = 44) −40.1 ± 10.5 (n = 37) 409.6 ± 125.3 (n = 23) −0.35 ± 9.94 (n = 20) −40.7 (−72.3 to −9.1) 0.013
MR-proADM (nmol/L) 0.52 (0.45–0.56) −0.02 (−0.04 to 0.002) 0.55 (0.49–0.62) 0.003 (−0.018 to 0.024) Ratio 0.94 (0.89–1.002) 0.057
Copeptin (pmol/L) 4.95 (3.50–6.50) 0.48 (−0.39 to 1.34) 5.30 (3.90–7.40) 0.28 (−0.51 to 1.08) Ratio 1.04 (0.87–1.25) 0.64
MR-proANP (pmol/L) 44.8 (34.6–56.7) −11.5 (−17.0 to −6.1) 48.1 (32.1–56.0) 1.4 (−7.5 to 10.2) Ratio 0.75 (0.63–0.89) 0.001

Baseline values, changes at 26 weeks follow, and between-group difference after treatment. Mean ± s.d., median (interquartile range), (95% CI).

MR-proADM, midregional proadrenomedullin; MR-proANP, midregional proatrial natriuretic peptide; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.