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Table 2 Prevalence of patients meeting the criteria for metabolic syndrome in tirzepatide-treated patients by weight loss category (< 5%, > 5% to ≤ 10%, > 10% to ≤ 15%, > 15% to ≤ 20%, or > 20%)

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

Weight Loss < 5%

Weight Loss > 5% to ≤ 10%

Weight Loss > 10% to ≤ 15%

Weight Loss > 15% to ≤ 20%

Weight Loss > 20%

Baseline

Primary Endpoint

Baseline

Primary Endpoint

Baseline

Primary Endpoint

Baseline

Primary Endpoint

Baseline

Primary Endpoint

SURPASS-1 monotherapy, N

85

100

57

34

25

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

56 (65.9)

50 (58.8)

74 (74.0)

57 (57.0)

41 (71.9)

19 (33.3)

25 (73.5)

12 (35.3)

20 (80.0)

5 (20.0)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

57 (67.1)

53 (62.4)

69 (69.0)

52 (52.0)

35 (61.4)

24 (42.1)

24 (70.6)

16 (47.1)

19 (76.0)

11 (44.0)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

85 (100.0)

73 (85.9)

100 (100.0)

86 (86.0)

57 (100.0)

38 (66.7)

34 (100.0)

20 (58.8)

25 (100.0)

10 (40.0)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

47 (55.3)

36 (42.4)

38 (38.0)

34 (34.0)

27 (47.4)

14 (24.6)

19 (55.9)

9 (26.5)

8 (32.0)

2 (8.0)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

38 (44.7)

28 (32.9)

55 (55.0)

41 (41.0)

30 (52.6)

15 (26.3)

14 (41.2)

5 (14.7)

12 (48.0)

2 (8.0)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

40 (47.1)

40 (47.1)

58 (58.0)

51 (51.0)

33 (57.9)

27 (47.4)

20 (58.8)

19 (55.9)

17 (68.0)

13 (52.0)

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

268

327

269

187

139

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

227 (84.7)

203 (75.7)

272 (83.2)

192 (58.7)

227 (84.4)

108 (40.1)

157 (84.0)

55 (29.4)

121 (87.1)

28 (20.1)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

222 (82.8)

208 (77.6)

268 (82.0)

224 (68.5)

224 (83.3)

162 (60.2)

158 (84.5)

96 (51.3)

124 (89.2)

59 (42.4)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

268 (100.0)

254 (94.8)

327 (100.0)

273 (83.5)

269 (100.0)

180 (66.9)

187 (100.0)

89 (47.6)

139 (100.0)

46 (33.1)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

160 (59.7)

145 (54.1)

191 (58.4)

139 (42.5)

149 (55.4)

85 (31.6)

100 (53.5)

50 (26.7)

79 (56.8)

32 (23.0)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

145 (54.1)

130 (48.5)

189 (57.8)

130 (39.8)

151 (56.1)

83 (30.9)

98 (52.4)

41 (21.9)

64 (46.0)

27 (19.4)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

148 (55.2)

126 (47.0)

177 (54.1)

151 (46.2)

159 (59.1)

109 (40.5)

110 (58.8)

89 (47.6)

80 (57.6)

53 (38.1)

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

210

207

229

128

117

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

174 (82.9)

163 (77.6)

171 (82.6)

124 (59.9)

195 (85.2)

109 (47.6)

108 (84.4)

47 (36.7)

95 (81.2)

25 (21.4)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

181 (86.2)

171 (81.4)

171 (82.6)

134 (64.7)

187 (81.7)

135 (59.0)

108 (84.4)

66 (51.6)

108 (92.3)

49 (41.9)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

210 (100.0)

205 (97.6)

207 (100.0)

181 (87.4)

229 (100.0)

182 (79.5)

128 (100.0)

82 (64.1)

117 (100.0)

50 (42.7)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

121 (57.6)

107 (51.0)

125 (60.4)

97 (46.9)

155 (67.7)

81 (35.4)

71 (55.5)

39 (30.5)

66 (56.4)

28 (23.9)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

120 (57.1)

120 (57.1)

109 (52.7)

81 (39.1)

121 (52.8)

65 (28.4)

75 (58.6)

32 (25.0)

59 (50.4)

14 (12.0)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

106 (50.5)

103 (49.0)

117 (56.5)

90 (43.5)

121 (52.8)

90 (39.3)

79 (61.7)

56 (43.8)

64 (54.7)

39 (33.3)

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

212

186

218

115

92

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

184 (86.8)

168 (79.2)

151 (81.2)

110 (59.1)

185 (84.9)

110 (50.5)

102 (88.7)

49 (42.6)

84 (91.3)

26 (28.3)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

177 (83.5)

170 (80.2)

142 (76.3)

107 (57.5)

175 (80.3)

117 (53.7)

95 (82.6)

64 (55.7)

86 (93.5)

37 (40.2)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

212 (100.0)

206 (97.2)

186 (100.0)

167 (89.8)

218 (100.0)

165 (75.7)

115 (100.0)

68 (59.1)

92 (100.0)

41 (44.6)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

141 (66.5)

130 (61.3)

113 (60.8)

84 (45.2

149 (68.3)

110 (50.5)

73 (63.5)

67 (58.3)

52 (56.5)

36 (39.1)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

122 (57.5)

96 (45.3)

113 (60.8)

77 (41.4)

111 (50.9)

70 (32.1)

64 (55.7)

36 (31.3)

41 (44.6)

17 (18.5)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

124 (58.5)

119 (56.1)

110 (59.1)

87 (46.8)

131 (60.1)

96 (44.0)

78 (67.8)

47 (40.9)

63 (68.5)

35 (38.0)

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

110

79

57

43

19

 ≥ 3 Risk Factors

83 (75.5)

78 (70.9)

65 (82.3)

44 (55.7)

47 (82.5)

22 (38.6)

31 (72.1)

10 (23.3)

17 (89.5)

5 (26.3)

WC > 102 cm (M), > 89 cm (F)

96 (87.3)

93 (84.5)

67 (84.8)

60 (75.9)

48 (84.2)

41 (71.9)

32 (74.4)

19 (44.2)

17 (89.5)

11 (57.9)

FSG ≥ 100 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%

110 (100.0)

98 (89.1)

79 (100.0)

56 (70.9)

57 (100.0)

35 (61.4)

43 (100.0)

15 (34.9)

19 (100.0)

2 (10.5)

SBP > 130 mmHg or DBP > 85 mmHg

77 (70.0)

72 (65.5)

55 (69.6)

40 (50.6)

43 (75.4)

15 (26.3)

31 (72.1)

13 (30.2)

14 (73.7)

5 (26.3)

Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL

44 (40.0)

34 (30.9)

40 (50.6)

24 (30.4)

24 (42.1)

13 (22.8)

17 (39.5)

6 (14.0)

12 (63.2)

4 (21.1)

HDL < 40 mg/dL (M), < 50 mg/dL (F)

49 (44.5)

48 (43.6)

43 (54.4)

37 (46.8)

25 (43.9)

20 (35.1)

14 (32.6)

14 (32.6)

10 (52.6)

7 (36.8)

  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