Relationship between body weight change and glycaemic control with tirzepatide treatment in people with type 2 diabetes: A post hoc assessment of the SURPASS clinical trial programme.
Sue D PedersenFrancesco GiorginoGuillermo E UmpierrezVivian T ThieuAngel RodríguezClaudia NicolayLaura Fernández LandóChrisanthi A KaranikasJacek KiljanskiPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2023)
In this post hoc analysis, consistent reductions in both HbA1c and body weight were observed in most participants treated with tirzepatide at doses of 5, 10 or 15 mg. A statistically significant but modest association between HbA1c and body weight change was observed in SURPASS-2, SURPASS-3 and SURPASS-4, suggesting that both weight-independent and weight-dependent mechanisms are responsible for the tirzepatide-induced improvement in glycaemic control.