{"id":107057,"date":"2026-04-14T12:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/semaglutide-guidelines-based-on-bmi-may-exclude-at-risk-indians\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:41:50","slug":"semaglutide-guidelines-based-on-bmi-may-exclude-at-risk-indians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/semaglutide-guidelines-based-on-bmi-may-exclude-at-risk-indians\/","title":{"rendered":"Semaglutide guidelines based on BMI may exclude at-risk Indians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"picture verticle\"><picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\" sizes=\"960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/g5k69a\/article70837444.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/AFP_A42C4Q8.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)\" sizes=\"640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/g5k69a\/article70837444.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/AFP_A42C4Q8.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)\" sizes=\"400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/g5k69a\/article70837444.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_660\/AFP_A42C4Q8.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" sizes=\"320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/g5k69a\/article70837444.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_320\/AFP_A42C4Q8.jpg\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">\n                    Global semaglutide eligibility criteria based on BMI may not reflect Indian risk patterns, potentially excluding high-risk patients who develop cardiovascular disease at lower body weights |Image used for representational purpose only<br \/>\n                                          | Photo Credit: AFP\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-body-70837369\">\n<div class=\"schemaDiv\" id=\"schemaDiv\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The SELECT trial, led by A. Michael Lincoff and<a href=\"\" target=\"_self\"> published<\/a> in <i>The New England Journal of Medicine (2023)<\/i>, showed that once-weekly semaglutide reduced major cardiovascular events by 20% in adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 27 or higher and pre-existing cardiovascular disease, but without diabetes. The trial enrolled 17,604 participants and tracked outcomes over nearly 40 months.<\/p>\n<p>But applying this BMI threshold in India could exclude patients at risk, says Aditi Kantipuly, physician, training in preventive medicine and public health resident at McGill University and visiting scholar at the University of New Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-publish-time article-published-time-end\">\n<p class=\"publish-time-new\"> Published <span>&#8211; April 08, 2026 02:37 pm IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/semaglutide-guidelines-based-on-bmi-may-exclude-at-risk-indians\/article70837369.ece\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global semaglutide eligibility criteria based on BMI may not reflect Indian risk patterns, potentially excluding high-risk patients who develop cardiovascular disease at lower body weights |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: AFP The SELECT trial, led by A. 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