Health state transitions for ESG and lifestyle modification alone over the model time horizon.
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OBESITY, ADVERSE EVENT
The proportion of model patients in each health state in each cycle over the model time horizon is shown for ESG (Model baseline characteristics (age and sex) and BMI group data required for the calculation of health state transition probabilities at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years were based on patient-level data for the subgroup of patients with class II obesity from the MERIT study [Adverse events (AEs) included in the model were based on the incidence of any severe AE that occurred in the MERIT safety population comprising all study participants [The MERIT study included a relatively small sample size, and no deaths were observed during the 2-year follow-up period. Mortality (Fig. 