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2 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders

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Metformin vs diet and exercise or another antidiabetic drug

Thiazolidinediones Diagnostic criteria: 2 trials applied the WHO 1999 criteria (FPG ≥ 7.0 mmol/L and/or a 2‐hour glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L after a 75 g OGTT) (Jin 2009; Zeng 2013). No medical association recommended the cut‐off points applied in Maji ... · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes

Summary of findings table for metformin showed no clear difference in thiazolidinediones Diagnostic criteria: 2 trials applied the WHO… compared with diet and exercise or another antidiabetic drug (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Metformin for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in persons at increased… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.99 [0.41, 2.4]
3 studies · 320 participants
Low

Metformin vs diet and exercise or another antidiabetic drug

Thiazolidinediones · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes

2 findings from 1 review

Metformin for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in persons at increased… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 86 participants
Very low
Metformin for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in persons at increased… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found