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Mortality risk with preadmission metformin use in patients with COVID-19 and diabetes: A meta-analysis

Kow et al., Journal of Medical Virology, doi:10.1002/jmv.26498
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Metformin for COVID-19
3rd treatment shown to reduce risk in July 2020, now with p < 0.00000000001 from 99 studies.
No treatment is 100% effective. Protocols combine treatments.
5,100+ studies for 112 treatments. c19early.org
Meta analysis of 5 studies showing lower mortality with metformin use.
22 meta analyses show significant improvements with metformin for mortality1-21, hospitalization7,13, progression1, and severity8,9,13.
Currently there are 99 metformin for COVID-19 studies, showing 37% lower mortality [32‑41%], 33% lower ventilation [17‑46%], 17% lower ICU admission [6‑26%], 18% lower hospitalization [11‑23%], and 5% fewer cases [-4‑13%].
Kow et al., 30 Sep 2020, peer-reviewed, 2 authors.
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Chia Siang Kow, Shahzad Syed, Hasan
Newcastle-Ottawa Scale; OR, odds ratio. a The adjusted estimate was extracted in the analysis among patients with confirmed COVID-19 by polymerase chain reaction assay.
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests. Chia Siang Kow 1 Syed Shahzad Hasan
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