Cancer type | cancer cases/total | ID†| Model 1‡ HR (95%CI) | Model 2§ HR (95%CI) | Model 3¶ HR (95%CI) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Comparator††| 140/4327 | 91.7 | ref. | ref. | ref. |
Metformin users | 199/11390 | 44.8 | 0.47 (0.38-0.59)*** | 0.50 (0.40-0.62)*** | 0.12 (0.08-0.19)*** |
Esophagus cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Comparator††| 6/4193 | 4.03 | ref. | ref. | ref. |
Metformin users | 21/11212 | 4.78 | 1.15 (0.46-2.84) | 1.27 (0.51-3.16) | 0.44 (0.07-2.61) |
Stomach cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Comparator††| 10/4197 | 6.71 | ref. | ref. | ref. |
Metformin users | 24/11215 | 5.46 | 0.78 (0.37-1.63) | 0.86 (0.41-1.81) | 1.41 (0.42-4.73) |
Colorectal cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Comparator††| 26/4213 | 17.4 | ref. | ref. | ref. |
Metformin users | 30/11221 | 6.83 | 0.38 (0.23-0.65)*** | 0.42 (0.25-0.71)** | 0.36 (0.13-0.98)* |
Liver cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Comparator††| 28/4215 | 18.7 | ref. | ref. | ref. |
Metformin users | 45/11236 | 10.2 | 0.53 (0.33-0.85)** | 0.54 (0.34-0.87)* | 0.06 (0.02-0.16)*** |
Pancreas cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Comparator††| 7/4194 | 4.70 | ref. | ref. | ref. |
Metformin users | 21/11212 | 4.78 | 0.99 (0.42-2.33) | 1.11 (0.47-2.62) | 0.15 (0.03-0.79)* |