In Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes treated with liraglutide, high BMI, long duration of diabetes and prior insulin therapy were associated with discontinuation of liraglutide.
In plain wordsIn Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes, high BMI, long diabetes duration and earlier insulin use were linked to stopping liraglutide.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- Not applicableFactors associated with discontinuation of liraglutide
- Study
n = 380
- Outcome group
- Treatment adherence and retention · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- up to 0.9 mg/dayAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Factors associated with discontinuation of liraglutide included high BMI, long duration of diabetes, and prior insulin therapy.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
This observational retrospective study included 380 patients with T2DM who were treated with liraglutide alone or in combination with sulfonylureas at Diabetes Centers located in four geographically different areas of Japan.