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Table 1 Prevalence of patients meeting the criteria for metabolic syndrome in the SURPASS clinical trial program

From: Reduction of prevalence of patients meeting the criteria for metabolic syndrome with tirzepatide: a post hoc analysis from the SURPASS Clinical Trial Program

Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors

Tirzepatide 5 mg

Tirzepatide 10 mg

Tirzepatide 15 mg

Comparator

Baseline

Primary Endpoint

Baseline

Primary Endpoint

Baseline

Primary Endpoint

Baseline

Primary Endpoint

SURPASS-1 monotherapy, N

105

103

93

95

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

77 (73.3)

58 (55.2)

69 (67.0)

49 (47.6)

70 (75.3)

36 (38.7)

73 (76.8)

68 (71.6)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

76 (72.4)

63 (60.0)

67 (65.0)

47 (45.6)

61 (65.6)

46 (49.5)

64 (67.4)

61 (64.2)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

105 (100.0)

83 (79.0)

103 (100.0)

84 (81.6)

93 (100.0)

60 (64.5)

95 (100.0)

94 (98.9)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

50 (47.6)

40 (38.1)

45 (43.7)

29 (28.2)

44 (47.3)

26 (28.0)

41 (43.2)

41 (43.2)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

52 (49.5)

37 (35.2)

52 (50.5)

31 (30.1)

45 (48.4)

23 (24.7)

53 (55.8)

48 (50.5)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

62 (59.0)

53 (50.5)

51 (49.5)

50 (48.5)

55 (59.1)

47 (50.5)

55 (57.9)

56 (58.9)

SURPASS-2 add-on to MET vs SEMA 1 mg, N

415

387

389

414

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

341 (82.2)

227 (54.7)

336 (86.8)

199 (51.4)

328 (84.3)

161 (41.4)

344 (83.1)

266 (64.3)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

345 (83.1)

272 (65.5)

326 (84.2)

244 (63.0)

326 (83.8)

234 (60.2)

349 (84.3)

278 (67.1)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

415 (100.0)

345 (83.1)

387 (100.0)

263 (68.0)

389 (100.0)

235 (60.4)

414 (100.0)

358 (86.5)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

230 (55.4)

165 (39.8)

244 (63.0)

148 (38.2)

206 (53.0)

139 (35.7)

234 (56.5)

187 (45.2)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

227 (54.7)

159 (38.3)

211 (54.5)

132 (34.1)

209 (53.7)

120 (30.8)

225 (54.3)

193 (46.6)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

230 (55.4)

183 (44.1)

216 (55.8)

170 (43.9)

229 (58.9)

176 (45.2)

239 (57.7)

201 (48.6)

SURPASS-3 add-on to MET ± SGLT2i vs iDeg, N

308

291

292

313

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

245 (79.5)

184 (59.7)

249 (85.6)

139 (47.8)

249 (85.3)

145 (49.7)

242 (77.3)

248 (79.2)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

255 (82.8)

212 (68.8)

248 (85.2)

170 (58.4)

252 (86.3)

173 (59.2)

253 (80.8)

263 (84.0)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

308 (100.0)

269 (87.3)

291 (100.0)

220 (75.6)

292 (100.0)

211 (72.3)

313 (100.0)

297 (94.9)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

185 (60.1)

131 (42.5)

173 (59.5)

109 (37.5)

180 (61.6)

112 (38.4)

201 (64.2)

192 (61.3)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

166 (53.9)

120 (39.0)

155 (53.3)

91 (31.3)

163 (55.8)

101 (34.6)

155 (49.5)

129 (41.2)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

153 (49.7)

135 (43.8)

171 (58.8)

118 (40.5)

163 (55.8)

125 (42.8)

154 (49.2)

150 (47.9)

SURPASS-4 ± MET ± SGLT2i ± SU vs iGlar, N

273

276

274

870

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

227 (83.2)

159 (58.2)

242 (87.7)

163 (59.1)

237 (86.5)

141 (51.5)

727 (83.6)

717 (82.4)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

222 (81.3)

174 (63.7)

227 (82.2)

163 (59.1)

226 (82.5)

158 (57.7)

674 (77.5)

709 (81.5)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

273 (100.0)

227 (83.2)

276 (100.0)

227 (82.2)

274 (100.0)

193 (70.4)

869 (99.9)

843 (96.9)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

169 (61.9)

134 (49.1)

180 (65.2)

155 (56.2)

179 (65.3)

138 (50.4)

590 (64.4)

609 (70.0)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

154 (56.4)

112 (41.0)

146 (52.9)

92 (33.3)

151 (55.1)

92 (33.6)

451 (51.8)

416 (47.8)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

156 (57.1)

130 (47.6)

182 (65.9)

130 (47.1)

168 (61.3)

124 (45.3)

509 (58.5)

466 (53.6)

SURPASS-5 add-on to insulin glargine ± MET vs PBO, N

105

105

98

113

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

84 (80.0)

67 (63.8)

83 (79.0)

55 (52.4)

76 (77.6)

37 (37.8)

90 (79.6)

90 (79.6)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

92 (87.6)

79 (75.2)

87 (82.9)

76 (72.4)

81 (82.7)

69 (70.4)

90 (79.6)

92 (81.4)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

105 (100.0)

84 (80.0)

105 (100.0)

68 (64.8)

98 (100.0)

54 (55.1)

113 (100.0)

110 (97.3)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

73 (69.5)

59 (56.2)

78 (74.3)

55 (52.4)

69 (70.4)

31 (31.6)

84 (74.3)

80 (70.8)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

48 (45.7)

33 (31.4)

52 (49.5)

31 (29.5)

37 (37.8)

17 (17.3)

48 (42.5)

44 (38.9)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

53 (50.5)

47 (44.8)

45 (42.9)

39 (37.1)

43 (43.9)

40 (40.8)

46 (40.7)

46 (40.7)

  1. Data are n (%) at baseline and at the primary endpoint of 40 weeks (SURPASS-1, SURPASS-2 and SURPASS-5) or 52 weeks (SURPASS-3, SURPASS-4) in patients on-treatment compliant to study drug (patients taking ≥ 75% of assigned doses)
  2. DBP: diastolic blood pressure; F: female; FSG: fasting serum glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; iDeg: insulin degludec; iGlar: insulin glargine; M: male; MET: metformin; n: number of patients in the specified category; PBO: placebo; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SEMA: semaglutide; SGLT2i: sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor; SU: sulfonylurea; WC: waist circumference