Efficacy of metformin in the treatment of NIDDM. Meta-analysis
Efficacy of metformin in the treatment of NIDDM. Meta-analysis. K Johansen Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The results differ concerning randomized controlled trials of the effects of metformin on blood glucose regulation and body weight. To get a systematic...
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Published in | Diabetes care Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 33 - 37 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Alexandria, VA
American Diabetes Association
01.01.1999
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Summary: | Efficacy of metformin in the treatment of NIDDM. Meta-analysis.
K Johansen
Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The results differ concerning randomized controlled trials of the effects of metformin on blood glucose regulation
and body weight. To get a systematic overview, a meta-analysis of the efficacy of metformin was performed by comparing metformin
with placebo and sulfonylurea. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: All randomized controlled trials published since 1957 were selected
by searching the Current List of Medical Literature, Cumulated Index Medicus, Medline, and Embase, Meta-analysis was performed
calculating weighted mean difference (WMD) of fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, and body weight. RESULTS: Nine
randomized controlled trials comparing metformin with placebo and ten comparing metformin with sulfonylurea were identified.
The WMD between metformin and placebo after treatment for fasting blood glucose was -2.0 mmol/l (95% CI -2.4 to -1.7) and
for glycosylated hemoglobin -0.9% (95% CI -1.1 to -0.7). Body weight WMD was not significant after treatment. Sulfonylurea
and metformin lowered blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin equally, while there was a significant WMD of body weight
(-2.9 kg [95% CI -4.4 to -1.1]) because of a 1.7-kg mean increase after sulfonylurea and a 1.2-kg mean decrease after metformin.
CONCLUSIONS: Metformin lowers blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin significantly, compared with placebo. Metformin and
sulfonylurea have an equal effect on fasting blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin, but the body weight is significantly
lower after metformin compared with sulfonylurea treatment because of an increase in body weight after sulfonylurea treatment. |
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ISSN: | 0149-5992 1935-5548 |
DOI: | 10.2337/diacare.22.1.33 |