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effect size

Magnitude, not just direction or significance.

214 topics 77 solved Group: Evidence

Related in this group: STEP programme · SURMOUNT programme · SURPASS programme · SELECT trial · FLOW trial · SOUL trial · TRIUMPH programme · PIONEER programme · SUSTAIN programme · LEADER trial · randomised trial · meta-analysis

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[2026 update] Does dual agonism explain the effect size, or is it dose?
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Does dual agonism explain the effect size, or is it dose? Session topic: SELECT ( N Engl J Med , 2023). Please read it before posting; the…
ZCFFDNSRL+58 63 40k 9mo
Journal club: indirect comparison between two programmes, defended and attacked — one year on
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Journal club: indirect comparison between two programmes, defended and attacked — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparing SURPASS-2 ( N…
BZNEMETLM+45 50 3k 9mo
Conference abstracts as evidence: the weakest common citation
On the subject in the title: Conference abstracts as evidence: the weakest common citation Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022). Please read it before…
NSHMTLJDBB+1 5 2k 9mo
SURMOUNT-4 and what withdrawal data does and does not tell an individual — one year on
Posting this under the heading it deserves: SURMOUNT-4 and what withdrawal data does and does not tell an individual — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparing SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med…
GOGTMMDSRM+122 136 48k 9mo
A preprint whose numbers changed substantially at publication
A preprint whose numbers changed substantially at publication — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Session topic: SURMOUNT-2 ( Lancet , 2023). Please read it before posting;…
IBCNNDBRC+90 95 21k 9mo
What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be — the long version
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be — the long version Comparing PIONEER 6 ( N Engl J Med ,…
KBCHGHECGI+48 52 609 10mo
Comparing tirzepatide and semaglutide is harder than the tables suggest
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Comparing tirzepatide and semaglutide is harder than the tables suggest Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparing SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015) with STEP…
LGGJT 2 3.8k 10mo
Cagrilintide's dosing interval and the pharmacokinetics behind it
Cagrilintide's dosing interval and the pharmacokinetics behind it — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing LEADER ( N Engl J Med , 2016) with SELECT ( N Engl J Med ,…
BLCMABPRM+98 105 24k 10mo
Citing a preprint in a maintained document: our rule and its reasoning — does this still hold?
The question in the title: Citing a preprint in a maintained document: our rule and its reasoning — does this still hold? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I have seen LEADER…
CRFDSIAST+103 115 24k 10mo
Second pass at: Triple agonism: additive, synergistic, or neither?
Second pass at: Triple agonism: additive, synergistic, or neither? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I have seen STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022) cited in support…
KHALBDSBBO+114 120 1.4k 10mo
Reporting a disappointing outcome, and why it belongs here
Reporting a disappointing outcome, and why it belongs here Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number…
SSMOPPSDEV+21 29 62k 10mo
Journal club: STEP 3 and the intensive behavioural therapy floor — does this still hold?
The question in the title: Journal club: STEP 3 and the intensive behavioural therapy floor — does this still hold? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Session topic: STEP 4 (…
SOAFVK 2 15k 10mo
The retatrutide phase 2 obesity paper, read closely
Posting this under the heading it deserves: The retatrutide phase 2 obesity paper, read closely Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022). Please read it before posting;…
KTDEF 2 65k 10mo
[2026 update] What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be
The question in the title: What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Comparing STEP 4 (…
DSSBBDALCD+109 124 31k 10mo
Follow-up: Journal club: orforglipron phase 2 and the non-peptide question
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Journal club: orforglipron phase 2 and the non-peptide question Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SURMOUNT-4 ( JAMA , 2024). Please read it…
DPSGRIEDMB+80 91 10k 11mo
When a preprint is the best available evidence and we say so
When a preprint is the best available evidence and we say so — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I have seen SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in…
CPNMKMJE+148 160 31k 11mo
[2026 update] What we do not know about retatrutide, listed explicitly
What we do not know about retatrutide, listed explicitly — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Comparing SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015) with STEP 2 ( Lancet ,…
FWCFATKCKB+79 83 952 11mo
Journal club: STEP-HFpEF and symptom endpoints
Journal club: STEP-HFpEF and symptom endpoints — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing SURMOUNT-2 ( Lancet , 2023) with SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022) and finding…
MREPAKTWJD+18 22 2.5k 11mo
The CagriSema phase 2 paper and what a fixed combination buys
Posting this under the heading it deserves: The CagriSema phase 2 paper and what a fixed combination buys Everything below is what sits behind that. I have seen SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in…
DSTDEFRECB+88 93 29k 11mo
SURMOUNT-4 and what withdrawal data does and does not tell an individual
SURMOUNT-4 and what withdrawal data does and does not tell an individual — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing SURMOUNT-2 ( Lancet , 2023) with STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022)…
NSLMAADKA 4 42k 11mo
Risk-of-bias tools and the judgement they conceal
Risk-of-bias tools and the judgement they conceal Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen STEP 1 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in support of a claim I do…
KBHALPMECI+8 12 21k 11mo
Criticising the method without criticising the authors — one year on
On the subject in the title: Criticising the method without criticising the authors — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: STEP 2 ( Lancet , 2021). Please read it before posting;…
KOSKJNAKSC+16 20 61k 11mo
Follow-up: What is genuinely unknown about long-term amylin agonism
What is genuinely unknown about long-term amylin agonism I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. I have seen SUSTAIN 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2016) cited in support…
NKSADM 2 25k 11mo
Tirzepatide molecular mass and the charge states you would expect on ESI
Tirzepatide molecular mass and the charge states you would expect on ESI Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen SUSTAIN 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2016) cited…
CRBEMVDTV+36 40 44k 11mo
Why most self-reports here are not experiments, and that is fine
Why most self-reports here are not experiments, and that is fine — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I have seen SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in…
SBSKGF 2 46k 11mo
The "under review" status pill and when a moderator applies it — a second dataset
The "under review" status pill and when a moderator applies it — a second dataset Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021)…
LVARMISLPM+50 54 1.4k 11mo
[2026 update] Journal club: is percentage weight change the right endpoint?
Journal club: is percentage weight change the right endpoint? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Comparing SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) with…
MLSCNHHRS+105 118 18k 11mo
Reading a combination trial: attributing effect to components
On the subject in the title: Reading a combination trial: attributing effect to components Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: PIONEER 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2019). Please read it before…
VMAHTTSVP 4 19k 11mo
[2026 update] Tirzepatide in obstructive sleep apnoea: reading SURMOUNT-OSA
Tirzepatide in obstructive sleep apnoea: reading SURMOUNT-OSA — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have seen STEP 4 ( JAMA , 2021) cited in support of a claim I do not think…
TTSIKR 2 58k 11mo
Multiplicity when you track fifteen variables
Multiplicity when you track fifteen variables — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing LEADER ( N Engl J Med , 2016) with SURMOUNT-OSA ( N Engl J Med , 2024) and finding…
JATNNA 2 60k 11mo