Table 3:
Sensitivity analysis of cancer risk comparing patients with type 2 diabetes who are metformin users or non-users with those without diabetes, within the DM1 and DM1-free cohorts, requiring a minimum of two metformin prescriptions to be considered a user
| Analysis* | DM1 Cohort | DM1-free Cohort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=913) | (n=12,318) | |||||
| HR | (95% CI) | p-value | HR | (95% CI) | p-value | |
| No Diabetes | Reference | Reference | ||||
| T2D (metformin non-users) | 3.49 | (1.15 to 10.6) | 0.03 | 1.16 | (0.74 to 1.81) | 0.51 |
| T2D (metformin users) | 0.44 | (0.06 to 3.40) | 0.43 | 1.26 | (0.90 to 1.78) | 0.18 |
Adjusted for sex, baseline BMI (continuous), linkage status (time-dependent starting April 1997), and number of healthcare encounters (in CPRD and/or HES prior to outcome/end of follow-up date, with a 1-year time lag)