In adults with early-onset and later-onset type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide lowered HbA1c by 2.6% and 2.4% at week 40, a similar improvement in both subgroups.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide lowered blood sugar (HbA1c) by a similar amount whether diabetes began early or later.
- Peptide
- Tirzepatide
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c change at week 40
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 40 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- HbA1c change
- −2.6%
- early-onset
- HbA1c change
- −2.4%
- later-onset
Source sentences
At week 40, similar improvements in HbA1c (-2.6% vs. -2.4%), BW (-14 vs. -13 kg), WC (-10 vs. -10 cm), triglycerides (-26% vs. -24%), HDL (7% vs. 7%), and systolic BP (-6 vs. -7 mmHg) were observed in both subgroups with tirzepatide.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
We evaluated baseline characteristics of participants with early-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) from the SURPASS program and tirzepatide's effects on glycemic control, body weight (BW), and cardiometabolic markers.