Metformin Cessation and Dementia Incidence

Scott C. Zimmerman, Erin L. Ferguson, Vidhu Choudhary, Dilrini K. Ranatunga, Akinyemi Oni‐Orisan, Eleanor Hayes‐Larson, Aline Duarte Folle, Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, Rachel A. Whitmer, Paola Gilsanz,

JAMA Network Open · 2023 · 26 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

In this study, terminating metformin treatment was associated with increased dementia incidence. This finding may have important implications for clinical treatment of adults with diabetes and provides additional evidence that metformin is associated with reduced dementia risk.

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