For example, a 5-foot, 9-inch man who weighs 210 pounds would be eligible based on body mass index alone, a measure based on height and weight thats used as a proxy for body fat
Because the drugs suppress appetites, they can lead to people taking in too few nutrients
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Discounting assumptions were also important: varying the discount rates for costs and QALYs shifted the ICER between 9,400 and 16,073 for costs and 9,652 to 15,751 for QALYs
1 The same mechanisms apply to the hip, which carries 2.5 to 3 times body weight when walking, so the benefit is biologically plausible, but Wegovy hasnt been tested in a published hip trial
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