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SynthesisFrontiers in endocrinology2021

The Protective Effect of Metformin on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Zhen Yuan et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

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

Correlation, not cause

Went with lower pharmacokinetics & dosing

−39%−59% to −8%

Bigger than 7 in 10 on the map

As reported

OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.41–0.92

One number in the abstract

the abstract, start to end

… frequency of AAA events (odds ratio (OR) 0.61 [95% CI 0.41-0.92]).

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
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