Review
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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2023; 14(4): 396-411
Published online Apr 15, 2023. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i4.396
Table 1 The benefits of different glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist molecules in the management of diabesity based on recent landmark clinical trials[103]
Drug molecule
Mean weight reduction in kg (95%CI)
Mean % HbA1c reduction (95%CI)
Follow-up period (yr)
Exenatide (weekly)-1.27 (-1.4 to -1.13)-0.53 (-0.57 to -0.50)3.2
Liraglutide-2.3 (-2.5 to -2.0)-0.40 (-0.45 to -0.34)3.8
Lixisenatide-0.7 (-0.9 to -0.5)-0.27 (-0.31 to -0.22)2.1
Albiglutide-0.83 (-1.06 to -0.60)-0.52 (-0.58 to -0.45)1.5
Dulaglutide-1.46 (-1.67 to -1.25)-0.61 (-0.65 to -0.58)5.4
Semaglutide-2.87 (-3.47 to –2.28) for 0.5 mg-0.66 (-0.80 to – 0.52) for 0.5 mg2.0
-4.5 (-4.94 to -3.75) for 1 mg-1.05 (-1.19 to -0.91) for 1 mg