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Both doses of tirzepatide (10 mg and 15 mg) showed significantly greater reductions in predicted diabetes risk compared to placebo.

Practitioners may consider the effectiveness of tirzepatide over placebo in reducing diabetes risk.

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The difference in LS mean risk change from baseline to week 52 was significant between both tirzepatide 10 mg (-3.2%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -4.2%, -2.2%) and 15 mg (-3.4%, 95% CI: -4.4%, -2.4%) and placebo.
Lin Zhao et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism · 2025

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Based on the randomized controlled trial design of the SURMOUNT-CN trial.

Source

Predicting 10‐year risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese people with overweight or obesity treated with Tirzepatide: Post hoc analysis of <scp>SURMOUNT</scp> ‐ <scp>CN</scp> trial

Lin Zhao et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism · 2025

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