In diverse clinical-trial populations, pooled GLP-1 drugs including liraglutide reduced all-cause death versus controls (IRR 0.88, 95% CI 0.84 to 0.92; NNT 121), with conclusive high-certainty evidence.
In plain wordsIn diverse clinical-trial populations, pooled drugs including liraglutide reduced all-cause death versus controls.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseAll-cause death
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Controls
- Outcome group
- Mortality · Whole body
Measurements
- Incidence rate ratio
- 0.88
- pooled GLP-1 drugs versus controls
- 95% CI
- 0.84 to 0.92
- pooled clinical contrast
- Number needed to treat
- 121
- source estimate for pooled outcome
Source sentences
We found conclusive, high-certainty evidence that GLP-1 RAs reduced all-cause death (incidence rate ratio [IRR]: 0.88; 95% CI: 0.84-0.92; needed to treat [NNT] = 121), CV death (IRR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.81-0.92; NNT = 170), and MACE (IRR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.83-0.91; NNT = 66), compared with controls.
5 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Randomized controlled trials comparing GLP-1 RAs vs controls or placebo were included.
Prespecified subgroups according to diabetes mellitus, kidney function, obesity, or heart failure were also performed.
Main outcomes comprised mortality (all-cause and CV), trial-defined major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and serious adverse events.
GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) and trial sequential analyses were performed to evaluate certainty and conclusiveness of findings, respectively.
Eight different GLP-1 RAs were used (lixisenatide, liraglutide, exenatide, semaglutide, efpeglenatide, dulaglutide, albiglutide, and tirzepatide), each administered at therapeutic doses and compared vs placebo or controls.
In this study, Liraglutide 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 Liraglutide.