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. 2021 Nov 27;42:101213. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101213

Table 2.

Weight loss vs. adverse events leading to medication discontinuation comparison of GLP-1 agonist/analog drug-dosage groups by network meta-analysis

Mean difference (95% CrI) of weight loss
Relative risk (95% CrI) of discontinuation due to adverse events Placebo -0.41 (-1.89 to 1.06) -1.43 (-2.70 to -0.15) -1.77 (-2.75 to -0.79) -2.19 (-5.02 to 0.65) -3.15 (-4.99 to -1.31) -2.61 (-3.38 to -1.84) -4.19 (-5.26 to -3.13) -0.72 (-2.89 to 1.46) -4.49 (-5.55 to -3.43) -9.72 (-11.34 to -8.11) -2.79 (-4.42 to -1.17) -1.71 (-4.80 to 1.39)
0.81 (0.26 to 2.46) Dulaglu-tide <1.5mg -1.01 (-2.49 to 0.46) -1.36 (-3.14 to 0.41) -1.78 (-4.97 to 1.42) -2.74 (-5.10 to -0.38) -2.20 (-3.86 to -0.53) -3.78 (-5.60 to -1.96) -0.31 (-2.93 to 2.32) -4.08 (-5.89 to -2.26) -9.31 (-11.50 to -7.13) -2.38 (-4.58 to -0.19) -1.29 (-4.72 to 2.13)
2.07 (0.84 to 5.11) 2.57 (0.98 to 6.71) Dulaglu-tide ≥1.5 mg -0.35 (-1.95 to 1.26) -0.76 (-3.87 to 2.35) -1.72 (-3.96 to 0.51) -1.18 (-2.67 to 0.30) -2.77 (-4.42 to -1.11) 0.71 (-1.81 to 3.23) -3.06 (-4.72 to -1.41) -8.30 (-10.35 to -6.24) -1.37 (-3.43 to 0.69) -0.28 (-3.63 to 3.07)
2.05 (1.21 to 3.48) 2.54 (0.74 to 8.75) 0.99 (0.35 to 2.82) Exana-tide IR -0.41 (-3.41 to 2.59) -1.37 (-3.46 to 0.71) -0.83 (-2.08 to 0.41) -2.42 (-3.87 to -0.97) 1.06 (-1.32 to 3.44) -2.72 (-4.16 to -1.27) -7.95 (-9.84 to -6.06) -1.02 (-2.92 to 0.87) 0.07 (-3.18 to 3.31)
0.29 (0.02 to 3.58) 0.36 (0.02 to 5.63) 0.14 (0.01 to 2.02) 0.14 (0.01 to 1.85) Exana-tide ER -0.96 (-4.34 to 2.42) -0.42 (-3.36 to 2.51) -2.01 (-5.04 to 1.02) 1.47 (-2.10 to 5.04) -2.30 (-5.33 to 0.72) -7.54 (-10.80 to -4.27) -0.61 (-3.87 to 2.66) 0.48 (-3.72 to 4.68)
1.91 (0.80 to 4.53) 2.36 (0.57 to 9.73) 0.92 (0.26 to 3.22) 0.93 (0.34 to 2.57) 6.60 (0.46 to 94.62) Efpegla-natide 0.54 (-1.45 to 2.53) -1.05 (-3.17 to 1.08) 2.43 (-0.41 to 5.28) -1.34 (-3.46 to 0.78) -6.57 (-9.02 to -4.13) 0.35 (-2.10 to 2.81) 1.44 (-2.16 to 5.04)
1.93 (1.29 to 2.89) 2.40 (0.73 to 7.89) 0.93 (0.35 to 2.50) 0.94 (0.49 to 1.84) 6.70 (0.52 to 85.79) 1.02 (0.39 to 2.64) Liraglu-tide ≤ 1.8mg -1.59 (-2.82 to -0.35) 1.89 (-0.41 to 4.19) -1.88 (-3.14 to -0.63) -7.11 (-8.89 to -5.33) -0.19 (-1.91 to 1.54) 0.90 (-2.29 to 4.09)
2.31 (1.53 to 3.49) 2.87 (0.87 to 9.44) 1.12 (0.41 to 3.01) 1.13 (0.58 to 2.21) 8.00 (0.62 to 102.67) 1.21 (0.46 to 3.17) 1.19 (0.72 to 1.99) Liraglu -tide >1.8mg 3.48 (1.06 to 5.90) -0.30 (-1.74 to 1.15) -5.53 (-7.45 to -3.60) 1.40 (-0.52 to 3.32) 2.49 (-0.78 to 5.76)
1.80 (0.73 to 4.44) 2.23 (0.53 to 9.40) 0.87 (0.24 to 3.11) 0.88 (0.31 to 2.51) 6.22 (0.43 to 90.35) 0.94 (0.27 to 3.30) 0.93 (0.34 to 2.50) 0.78 (0.29 to 2.10) Lixise-natide -3.77 (-6.19 to -1.36) -9.01 (-11.71 to -6.30) -2.08 (-4.79 to 0.63) -0.99 (-4.77 to 2.79)
2.12 (1.32 to 3.41) 2.63 (0.78 to 8.88) 1.02 (0.37 to 2.83) 1.04 (0.51 to 2.11) 7.34 (0.57 to 95.22) 1.11 (0.41 to 2.99) 1.10 (0.62 to 1.93) 0.92 (0.51 to 1.64) 1.18 (0.43 to 3.28) Sema-glutide SQ <2.4mg -5.23 (-7.06 to -3.41) 1.69 (-0.13 to 3.52) 2.78 (-0.49 to 6.05)
2.09 (1.07 to 4.09) 2.60 (0.71 to 9.55) 1.01 (0.33 to 3.12) 1.02 (0.44 to 2.40) 7.25 (0.54 to 98.14) 1.10 (0.37 to 3.28) 1.08 (0.50 to 2.35) 0.91 (0.42 to 1.97) 1.17 (0.38 to 3.60) 0.99 (0.47 to 2.09) Sema-glutide SQ 2.4mg 6.93 (4.66 to 9.20) 8.02 (4.53 to 11.51)
1.45 (0.72 to 2.95) 1.80 (0.48 to 6.78) 0.70 (0.22 to 2.21) 0.71 (0.29 to 1.72) 5.04 (0.37 to 68.92) 0.76 (0.25 to 2.34) 0.75 (0.35 to 1.62) 0.63 (0.28 to 1.40) 0.81 (0.26 to 2.56) 0.69 (0.33 to 1.45) 0.70 (0.27 to 1.80) Sema-glutide Oral 1.09 (-2.40 to 4.58)
3.86 (1.02 to 14.68) 4.79 (0.84 to 27.35) 1.87 (0.37 to 9.36) 1.89 (0.45 to 7.94) 13.38 (0.77 to 231.40) 2.03 (0.41 to 9.96) 2.00 (0.50 to 8.06) 1.67 (0.41 to 6.76) 2.15 (0.43 to 10.81) 1.82 (0.44 to 7.52) 1.85 (0.41 to 8.22) 2.66 (0.59 to 12.04) Taspo-glutide