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Metformin prescribing was marginally higher (1.6%) among those with BMI ≥35 kg/m2, age <60 years, HbA1c ≥6.0%, or those with a history of gestational diabetes.
Practitioners should consider these factors when prescribing metformin.
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Metformin prescribing was marginally higher (1.6%) among those with body mass index (BMI) ≥35 kg/m2, age <60 years, HbA1c ≥6.0%, or those with a history of gestational diabetes.
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Based on the large observational cohort study design.
Source
Metformin prescription for U.S. veterans with prediabetes, 2010–2019
Barbara Gulanski et al. · Journal of Investigative Medicine · 2023
DOI 10.1177/10815589231201141
cohort · n=1059605Cited 2×
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