Table 2

Weight change at 12 and 24 months follow-up among patients with T2DM initiating GLP-1 RA therapy in the CPRD dataset

12-month follow-up24-month follow-up
N=341N=232
n (%)n (%)
Any weight loss or maintain baseline weight242 (71.0)157 (67.7)
Weight loss ≥5%114 (33.4)101 (43.5)
Weight loss <5%*128 (37.5)56 (24.1)
Weight gain99 (29.0)75 (32.3)
12-month follow-up24-month follow-up
Weight loss ≥5% of baseline weight<5% weight loss†OverallWeight loss ≥5% of baseline weight<5% weight loss†Overall
Mean (SD) weight change, kg−13.7 (8.6)0.04 (46)−4.6 (9.0)−14.9 (10.2)2.3 (5.8)−5.2 (11.7)
Median (Q1, Q3) weight change, kg−11.1 (−17.3, –8.0)−0.8 (−3.1, 2.1)−3.1 (−8.0, 1.0)−11.0 (−21.0, –8.0)1.3 (−3.0, 6.0)−4.2 (−10.0, 3.0)
  • *Includes maintaining baseline weight.

  • †This includes all patients who lost <5% of their baseline weight, maintained their baseline weight, or gained weight.

  • CPRD, Clinical Practice Research Datalink; GLP-1 RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.