Massachusetts Medical Society: Question 4

Question 4

 

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Which of the following statements is true regarding intensive lifestyle modification and metformin in patients with Class I obesity and impaired glucose tolerance, as seen in the Diabetes Prevention Program study?

 

 

 

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Neither meformin nor intensive lifestyle modification reduced diabetes incidence
 

 

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Metformin led to greater long-term weight loss than intensive lifestyle modification  
 

 

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Intensive lifestyle modification led to greater early weight loss than metformin but did not reduce diabetes incidence
 

 

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Intensive lifestyle modification led to greater early weight loss than metformin and reduced diabetes incidence even if patients regained weight after the first year
 

 

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