The number of smokers and non-smokers (16.5% vs 42.6% in the oral and 18.1% vs 32.7% in the subcutaneous semaglutide group, respectively) was similar between the two groups
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The program includes at-home testing of 17 biomarkers, behavioral support, and personalized GLP-1 microdosing for qualified individuals
A recent survey from nonprofit Business Group on Health found that employers expect healthcare costs to rise roughly 8% in 2025, largely driven by increased spending on GLP-1 coverage, Healthcare Brew previously reported
To account for this, the repeated measures approach controlled for individual variation in our analyses
AOM prescriptions for adolescents with obesity We classified patients with obesity as those with a BMI at or greater than the 95th percentile based on age and sex by the CDC guidelines ( 8 )