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. 2020 Jun 5;64(3):290–297. doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000251

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
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.