In a systematic review of older adults with obesity, all included studies of seven antiobesity medications (semaglutide among them) found statistically significant weight reduction versus placebo or baseline.
In plain wordsIn older adults with obesity, all studies of seven weight-loss medications together found weight loss compared with placebo or starting weight.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseWeight reduction versus placebo or baseline
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Placebo or baseline weight
- Outcome group
- Body weight · Metabolic and weight
Source sentences
All studies found statistically significant weight reduction between intervention and placebo groups or compared with baseline weight.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Six experimental studies (five secondary analyses of randomized clinical trial data and one single-arm trial) and two observational studies met inclusion criteria.
In this study, Semaglutide was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Semaglutide.