For each included study, data was extracted on study design, baseline population characteristics, intervention details (type and dose of GLP-1 receptor agonists), comparator, mean follow-up duration and reported cardiovascular outcomes
In a 2018 head-to-head comparison study, participants taking semaglutide had similar or greater improvements in their A1c (a measure of long-term blood sugar levels in people with diabetes) than those taking dulaglutide, as well as greater reductions in their body weight
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