Metformin use in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with reduced risk of deep vein thrombosis: a non-randomized, pair-matched cohort study.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
; 14: 187, 2014 Dec 15.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Metformin, an insulin-sensitizer, may correct several physiologic abnormalities owing to insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The effects of metformin on venous thrombosis in patient with type 2 DM have not been reported. Our study strived to explore the relationship of metformin therapy and the subsequent development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) using a nationwide, population-based database.METHODS:
From 1997 to 2003, we identified a study cohort consisting of patients with type 2 DM using metformin 7154 cases in the National Health Insurance Research Database. A control cohort without metformin, matched for age, sex, comorbidities, and medications was selected for comparison.RESULTS:
Of the 14945 patients (7167 patients with metformin vs. 7778 control), 60 (0.40%) patients developed DVT during a mean follow-up period of 3.74 years, including 16 (0.21%) from the cohort with metformin and 44 (0.56%) from the control group. Subjects with metformin experienced a 0.427 fold (95% confidence interval 0.240-0.758; P = 0.004) changes of risk reduction in development of DVT, which was independent of age, sex and co-morbidities. Kaplan-Meier analysis also revealed metformin therapy is associated with lower occurrence of DVT (log-rank test, P = 0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
Metformin may have protective effect in patients with type 2 DM for DVT.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trombose Venosa
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Hipoglicemiantes
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Metformina
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article