← Metformin × body weight & composition

Observational studyMedicine2020

A cross-sectional study: Associations between sarcopenia and clinical characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Mengzhao Cui et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

What moved togetherboth groups pooled, not the treatment’s effect

Correlation, not cause

Went with lower body weight & composition

−64%−76% to −34%

Bigger than 9 in 10 on the map

As reported

OR 0.365, 95% CI 0.24–0.66

Correlation, not cause

Went with lower body weight & composition

−98%−100% to −83%

Bigger than almost all on the map

As reported

OR 0.016, 95% CI 0.00–0.17

Correlation, not cause

Went with lower body weight & composition

−84%−97% to −3%

Bigger than almost all on the map

As reported

OR 0.159, 95% CI 0.03–0.97

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BMI (body mass index) (OR: 0.365, 95%CI: 0.236-0.661), exercise (OR: 0.016, 95%CI: 0.001-0.169), female (OR: 0.000, 95%CI: 0.00-0.012), metformin (OR: 0.159, 95%CI: 0.026-0.967) and TSM (trunk skeletal muscle mass) (OR: 0.395, 95%CI: 0.236-0.661) were …

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
Body weight & composition
OR 0.3650.24–0.66
Body weight & composition
OR 0.0160.00–0.17
Body weight & composition
OR 0.1590.03–0.97
Body weight & composition
OR 0.3950.24–0.66
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