Metformin use and risk of fracture: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Osteoporosis International Jun 08, 2019
Salari-Moghaddam A, et al. - Researchers sought to review earlier findings on the link between metformin use and fracture risk via this systematic review and meta-analysis. Searching online databases including PubMed/Medline, ISI Web of Science, and Scopus Totally, they identified three cohort studies, one cross-sectional study, one nested case-control study, and one case-control study as eligible for inclusion. Combining seven effect sizes from six studies revealed a significant inverse correlation of metformin use with the risk of fracture.
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