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Immortal time bias. a) The entire follow-up duration, including immortal time, is classified into the exposure group, leading to immortal time bias, which can incorrectly show metformin having a protective effect on dementia risk. b) Immortal person time in the exposure group was classified into the unexposed group, showing a proper method to classify exposed and unexposed groups at time zero.
