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72.2% of patients achieved ≥ 20% total weight loss (TWL) by week 52 on liraglutide.
Practitioners can expect a significant proportion of patients to achieve substantial weight loss with liraglutide.
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Over 20% TWL was achieved by 72.2% of patients by week 52.
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The study is a longitudinal prospective cohort study.
Source
“Super-Responders” to Liraglutide Monotherapy and the Growing Evidence of Efficacy of GLP-1 Analogues in Obesity Management: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study
Ellina Lytvyak et al. · Obesities · 2025
DOI 10.3390/obesities5030063
cohort · n=21
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