Metformin × all-cause mortality

SynthesisInternational journal of clinical practice2022

Metformin Use and Mortality in Women with Ovarian Cancer: An Updated Meta-Analysis.

Mingchuan Guo et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

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

Correlation, not cause

Went with fewer deaths

−28%−45% to −7%

Bigger than 8 in 10 for all-cause mortality

As reported

HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.55–0.93 · the paper's word: All-cause mortality

One number in the abstract

the abstract, start to end

overall mortality (hazard ratio (HR): 0.72, 95% confidence interval (CI):

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
All-cause mortality
HR 0.720.55–0.93
MetforminAll-cause mortality
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