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Combined Treatment With SGLT2 Inhibitors and Metformin For Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Fracture Risk

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April 2025

Combined Treatment With SGLT2 Inhibitors and Metformin For Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Fracture Risk

Vol: 307| Issue: 4| Number:7| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Association between combined treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors and metformin for type 2 diabetes mellitus on fracture risk: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Osteoporos Int. 2020 Dec;31(12):2313-2320.

Contributing Authors:
BB Qian Q Chen L Li CF Yan

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Twenty-five randomized controlled trials including 19,500 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis comparing SGLT2 inhibitors combined with metformin vs. metformin monotherapy or other comparators. Pooled outcomes of interest included overall fracture risk, fracture location (hip/lumbar spine vs. other), drug-specific risk, follow-up duration...

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