Question · asked by 1 review
Metformin vs insulin: Perinatal mortality
- Population
- women with type 2 diabetes
- Intervention
- Metformin
- Comparison
- insulin
- Outcome
- Perinatal mortality
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Infant outcomes: oral anti‐diabetic agent (metformin) vs insulin Perinatal mortality · women with type 2 diabetes mellitus Oral anti‐diabetic agents for women with established diabetes/impaired glucose tolerance or previous… (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 220 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral anti‐diabetic agents for women with established diabetes/impaired glucose tolerance or previous gestational diabetes planning… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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