| Title: |
Semaglutide for cardiovascular event reduction in people with overweight or obesity: SELECT study baseline characteristics |
| Authors: |
Lingvay, I; Brown-Frandsen, K; Colhoun, HM; Deanfield, J; Emerson, SS; Esbjerg, S; Hardt-Lindberg, S; Hovingh, GK; Kahn, SE; Kushner, RF; Lincoff, AM; Marso, SP; Fries, TM; Plutzky, J; Ryan, DH |
| Source: |
Obesity , 31 (1) pp. 111-122. (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
University College London: UCL Discovery |
| Subject Terms: |
Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Type 2; Hypoglycemic Agents; Myocardial Infarction; Obesity; Overweight; Peripheral Arterial Disease; Stroke |
| Description: |
Objective: This paper describes the baseline characteristics of the Semaglutide Effects on Heart Disease and Stroke in Patients with Overweight or Obesity (SELECT) study, one of the largest cardiovascular (CV) outcome studies in the field of obesity, which evaluates the effect of semaglutide versus placebo on major CV events. Methods: SELECT enrolled individuals with overweight or obesity without diabetes, with prior myocardial infarction, stroke, and/or peripheral artery disease. This study reports participants' baseline characteristics in the full study population and subgroups defined by baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c; |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162471/1/Semaglutide%20for%20cardiovascular%20event%20reduction.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162471/ |
| Availability: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162471/1/Semaglutide%20for%20cardiovascular%20event%20reduction.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162471/ |
| Rights: |
open |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.8F8757A8 |
| Database: |
BASE |