A BMI of 16 But in many cases, Dennis says, the use of the drugs are dangerous
The requirement of long-term patience (3 to 6 months for visible results)
In appropriate candidates, GLP-1s have also been shown to lower A1C, reduce BMI, and decrease cardiovascular risk
Now, when thinking about this many times well just say, Well, one of the strategies if I have someone who has OSA is weight loss. We recognize that if you look at some of the data, with every 1% change in weight, we expect to see a 2.6% reduction in AHI or apnea hypopnea index, so that is setting the standard already as to what the expectations are
Favourable changes in cardiometabolic markers were also reported in the Phase 2 trial data, including reductions in: Systolic blood pressure Triglyceride levels Waist circumference (a proxy for visceral adiposity) However, these are surrogate markers and should not be interpreted as evidence of a reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)
Studies show that people taking the 7.2 mg dose of Wegovy lost an average of about 18.7% of their body weight, compared with about 15.6% for people taking the 2.4 mg dose