Half of teens drop below obesity cutoff with semaglutide MedicalNews ECO2023
Grace O'Malley, PhD, Child & Adolescent Obesity Service, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, commented on the findings, noting that adolescents' access to comprehensive healthcare is essential for the proper treatment of obesity.
, as well as safety and tolerability. However, this particular analysis only examined adolescents with obesity , who were divided into three further subclasses: obesity class I ; obesity class II ; and obesity class III . At baseline, the percentage of participants in obesity class I, II, or III, in those taking placebo was 39.7%, 41.4%, and 19.0%, or taking semaglutide was 31.4%, 31.4%, and 37.3%, respectively.
Turning to obesity class, Kelly reported that of those initially with obesity class III taking placebo, 91% remained in that class and 9.1% dropped to obesity class II at week 68. For those adolescents with obesity class III taking semaglutide, 36.4% dropped to obesity class II, 18.2% dropped to obesity class I, 11% dropped below the obesity threshold, and 34.1% remained in obesity class III, he added.
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