Metformin vs diet and exercise or another antidiabetic drug: Intensive diet plus exercise Diagnostic criteria: 1 trial applied the WHO 1985 criteria (FPG < 7.8 mmol/L and 2‐hour glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L and < 11.1 mmol/L) (Fang 2004)
Summary of findings table for metformin showed no clear difference in intensive diet plus exercise Diagnostic criteria: 1 trial applied… compared with diet and exercise or another antidiabetic drug (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings table for metformin vs diet and exercise or another antidiabetic drug Intensive diet plus exercise Diagnostic criteria: 1 trial applied the WHO 1985 criteria (FPG < 7.8 mmol/L and 2‐hour glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L and < 11.1 mmol/L) (Fang 2004) · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes Summary of findings table for metformin showed no clear difference in intensive diet plus exercise Diagnostic criteria: 1 trial applied… compared with diet and exercise or another antidiabetic drug (moderate certainty). Metformin for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in persons at… (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.8 [0.47, 1.37] | 7 studies · 2960 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metformin for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in persons at increased risk for the… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.