Table 2. Metformin in the prevention of cesarean births and large for gestational age (LGA) newborns (NB).
Outcomes | Control Group (N = 186) N (%) | Metformin Group (N = 171) N (%) | ARR (CI 95%) | NNT | P |
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Cesarean Sections | 117 (62.9) | 68 (39.8) | 23.1 (13.0-33.24) | 4 (3.0-7.7) | < 0.01 |
LGA NBs | 51 (27.4) | 52 (30.4) | - | - | 0.53† |
ARR: absolute risk reduction; N: number; NB: newborn; LGA: large-for-gestational-age; CI: confidence interval; NNT: number needed to treat. Statistical tests: † Chi-square test.