In adults at high cardiovascular risk, hs-CRP fell during oral semaglutide treatment (p < 0.001).
In plain wordsIn adults at high heart risk, a blood marker of inflammation, hs-CRP, fell during oral semaglutide treatment.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- Decreasehs-CRP change
- Study
n = 164
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Inflammation markers · Immune and inflammation
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · oral · 370 days mean follow-upAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- hs-CRP
- 6.7 mg/L
- baseline
- hs-CRP
- 2.9 mg/L
- follow-up
Source sentences
After a mean follow-up of 370 ± 42 days, hs-CRP decreased from 6.7 ± 9.1 mg/L to 2.9 ± 6.1 mg/L (p < 0.001) and fibrinogen decreased from 428 ± 130 mg/dL to 370 ± 113 mg/dL (p < 0.001).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
This was an observational study that included adult patients receiving treatment with oral semaglutide.
A total of 164 patients were included (mean age 68 ± 9 years; 37.6% women).