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Article: Study: exenatide aids weight loss in nondiabetic patients.(CLINICAL ROUNDS)(Clinical report)
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- OB GYN News
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- October 1, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Exenatide helps increase weight loss in obese nondiabetic patients who also are following a diet and exercise program, study results suggest.
Dr. Michael Trautmann, a researcher at Eli Lilly & Co., and his colleagues conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 152 patients with a mean body mass index of 39.6 kg/[m.sup.2]. The patients' average age was 46 years, and 82% were women. The average hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] was 5.5%. One-quarter of the patients had impaired glucose tolerance, and average blood pressure was 120/76 mm Hg.
As is typical with obesity studies, 35% of patients originally enrolled did not complete the study, Dr. ...