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ABSTRACT: Objectives
Both glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and metformin (MET) have markedly antiobesity effects in overweight/obese polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients. However, there was no literature to compare the antiobesity effects of these two medicines. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted in our present study to evaluate the antiobesity effects of GLP-1RAs either as monotherapy or combined with MET in comparison with MET alone in overweight/obese PCOS patients.Methods
All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which reported the efficacy of GLP-1RAs and MET in overweight/obese PCOS patients in Medline (from Pubmed), Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were independently searched by two reviewers. The random-effect model was used to pool data extracted from the included literature. The weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to present the meta-analysis results (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020173199).Results
A total of eight eligible RCTs were finally enrolled in our meta-analysis from the 587 retrieved literature. The results showed that GLP-1RAs alone or combined with MET was associated with a greater weight loss (N?=?318, WMD?=?-2.61, 95% CI: -3.51 to -1.72, P ? 0.001, I 2?=?77.5%), more obvious reduction of waist circumference (N?=?276, WMD?=?-3.46, 95% CI: -4.36 to -2.56, P ? 0.001, I 2?=?0.0%), and body mass index (BMI) (N?=?318, WMD?=?-0.93, 95% CI: -1.60 to -0.26, P=0.007, I 2?=?84.9%) in overweight/obese PCOS patients when compared with MET alone. Further sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the meta-analysis results of the efficacy differences in terms of body weight, waist circumference, and BMI were relatively stable and reliable.Conclusion
Our meta-analysis demonstrated that the antiobesity effect of GLP-1RAs alone or combined with MET? was superior to MET? alone in terms of weight loss, the reduction of waist circumference, and BMI. More large-scale, high-quality RCTs are needed to further confirm these results in PCOS patients.
SUBMITTER: Lyu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7910049 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of endocrinology 20210213
<h4>Objectives</h4>Both glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and metformin (MET) have markedly antiobesity effects in overweight/obese polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients. However, there was no literature to compare the antiobesity effects of these two medicines. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted in our present study to evaluate the antiobesity effects of GLP-1RAs either as monotherapy or combined with MET in comparison with MET alone in overwe ...[more]