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| 43 | The SURMOUNT programme's publications state their estimand explicitly, which is why the tirzepatide rows in the table above can be compared with each other with more confidence than the cross-programme rows can.{{r|surmount1}} | 43 | The SURMOUNT programme's publications state their estimand explicitly, which is why the tirzepatide rows in the table above can be compared with each other with more confidence than the cross-programme rows can.{{r|surmount1}} |
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| + | 45 | == What differs between these trials == | |
| + | 46 | Five differences are large enough to dominate any cross-trial reading. | |
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| + | 48 | '''Glycaemic status.''' Trials in people with type 2 diabetes consistently report smaller weight reductions than trials in people without it, at the same dose of the same drug. SURPASS and SURMOUNT are not comparable on weight for this reason alone. | |
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| + | 50 | '''Baseline weight.''' A percentage reduction from a higher baseline is a larger absolute loss. Reporting one and not the other changes the apparent ordering. | |
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| 45 | == References == | 52 | == References == |
| 46 | {{reflist}} | 53 | {{reflist}} |