Anti-obesity medications may offer survival benefits for osteoarthritis patients

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New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology suggests that for people overweight or with obesity who also have knee or hip osteoarthritis, a slow-to-moderate-;but not fast-;rate of weight loss caused by anti-obesity medications may lower their risk of premature death.

Among 6,524 participants with knee or hip osteoarthritis who were taking orlistat, sibutramine, or rimonabant, the 5-year death rate was 5.3%, 4.0%, and 5.4% for the "weight gain/stable", "slow-to-moderate weight loss," and "fast weight loss" groups, respectively. Compared with the "weight gain/stable" group," the risk of death was 28% lower for the "slow-to-moderate weight loss" group and only 1% lower for the "fast weight loss" arm.

A slow-to-moderate rate of weight loss induced by anti-obesity medications may lower the risk of death in overweight/obese people with knee/hip osteoarthritis."

Jie Wei, PhD, first author of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, in China

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Wiley

Journal reference:

Wei, J., et al. (2023) Weight Loss Induced by Antiobesity Medications and All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. doi.org/10.1002/art.42754.

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Tags: Arthritis, Hospital, Knee, Mortality, Obesity, Osteoarthritis, Pathophysiology, Research, Rheumatology, Weight Loss

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