Intrapatient changes in CT-based body composition after initiation of semaglutide (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist) therapy
These results exceed those reported in the SCALE Kids trial, in which 46% of children aged 6 to 12 years achieved a 5% reduction in BMI and the mean BMI Z score decreased by 0.7 after 56 weeks of liraglutide treatment ( These results exceed those reported in the SCALE Kids trial, in which 46% of children aged 6 to 12 years achieved a 5% reduction in BMI and the mean BMI Z score decreased by 0.7 after 56 weeks of liraglutide treatment ( Among adolescents (12 years), the mean reduction in Z-BMI was approximately 0.3, absolute BMI decreased by about 1.25 kg/m, and body weight by 1.7 kg over six months
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