However, by matching patients on specific background drug, duration of use of the background drug, and propensity scores generated on the basis of 46 potential confounders, we likely minimised the likelihood of significant confounding
Case note review demonstrates that a proportion of prescribing is evidence- or guideline-based, while the remaining cases do not indicate any observed rationale for choice or use, or have circumvented important stages of the guidelines or accepted practice as to which drugs should be used first-line
Categorical variables (gender and age groups) were reported as frequencies and percentages, while continuous variables (duration of GLP-1 use and BMI) were presented as medians with interquartile ranges (IQR) due to non-normal distribution
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Counterfeit tirzepatide may appear in unusual colors that do not match any legitimate formulation