Title : Metformin initiation and renal impairment: a cohort study in Denmark and the UK.

Pub. Date : 2015 Sep 2

PMID : 26338686






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1 Prevalence of eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) among metformin initiators was 9.0% in Denmark and 25.2% in the UK. Metformin CD59 molecule (CD59 blood group) Homo sapiens
2 In contrast, prevalence of eGFR values <30 mL/min/1.73 m(2) among metformin initiators was 0.3% in Denmark and 0.4% in the UK. Metformin CD59 molecule (CD59 blood group) Homo sapiens
3 The proportion of patients continuing metformin use, even after a first decline brought the eGFR below 30 mL/min/1.73 m(2), was 44% in Denmark and 62% in the UK. Metformin CD59 molecule (CD59 blood group) Homo sapiens