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130 questions · 133 findings · 4 reviews · Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders

No studies found 72 · 54.1%GRADE not reported 2 · 1.5%Very low 29 · 21.8%Low 29 · 21.8%Moderate 1 · 0.8%High 0 · 0%

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs another pharmacological glucose‐lowering monotherapy

Metformin · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs another pharmacological glucose‐lowering monotherapy

Acarbose · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs another pharmacological glucose‐lowering monotherapy

Repaglinide · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs another pharmacological glucose‐lowering monotherapy

Metformin Diagnostic criteria: 2 studies applied the WHO 1999 criteria for 'prediabetes' (FPG > 6.1 mmol/L and < 7.0 mmol/L and/or a 2‐h glucose < 11.1 mmol/L after a 75 g OGTT; Chen 2007a; Zeng 2013) · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy showed no clear difference in metformin Diagnostic criteria: 2 studies applied the WHO 1999… compared with another pharmacological glucose‐lowering monotherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs another pharmacological glucose‐lowering monotherapy

Acarbose Diagnostic criteria: 1 study applied the WHO 1999 criteria for prediabetes (FPG > 6.1 mmol/L and < 7.0 mmol/L and/or a 2‐h glucose < 11.1 mmol/L after a 75 g OGTT; Chen 2007a) · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes
1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs another pharmacological glucose‐lowering monotherapy

Repaglinide Diagnostic criteria: 1 study applied the ADA 2010 criteria (FPG ≥ 5.6 mmol/L and < 6.9 mmol/L and 2‐h glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L or < 11.0 mmol/L after a 75 g OGTT; Zhang 2007) · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes
1 finding from 1 review