Huh, 44,046 patient metformin prophylaxis study: 1% higher progression [p=0.11] and 4% fewer cases [p=0.82] https://c19p.org/huh2mf
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Association of prescribed medications with the risk of COVID-19 infection and severity among adults in South Korea
et al., International Journal of Infectious Diseases, doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.12.041
Retrospective database analysis showing no significant differences with pre-existing metformin use.
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risk of progression, 1.0% higher, RR 1.01, p = 0.11, treatment 104 of 272 (38.2%), control 774 of 2,533 (30.6%), adjusted per study, multivariable.
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risk of case, 4.0% lower, RR 0.96, p = 0.82, treatment 329 of 1,874 (17.6%), control 7,012 of 42,172 (16.6%), adjusted per study, multivariable.
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| Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious outcomes. Submit updates |
Huh et al., 19 Dec 2020, retrospective, database analysis, South Korea, peer-reviewed, 8 authors.
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