Association between oral metformin use and the risk of age-related macular degeneration: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

age-related macular degeneration diabetes meta-analysis metformin risk systematic review

Journal

Acta ophthalmologica
ISSN: 1755-3768
Titre abrégé: Acta Ophthalmol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101468102

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Historique:
revised: 13 12 2022
received: 26 10 2022
accepted: 16 02 2023
medline: 8 8 2023
pubmed: 7 3 2023
entrez: 6 3 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Rodent studies demonstrate that oral metformin use may reduce chronic low-grade inflammation, downregulate apoptosis and extend life span. Emerging epidemiological evidence suggests that oral metformin use may protect against development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in humans. In this study, we systematically reviewed the literature on the association between oral metformin use and AMD in patients with type 2 diabetes and conducted a quantitative meta-analysis to provide a summary estimate of the association. We searched 12 literature databases on 10 August 2022 and identified nine eligible studies with data on a total of 1 427 074 individuals with diabetes. We found that patients with diabetes using metformin had a significantly lower odds ratio (OR) of having or developing AMD (OR 0.63; 95% CI: 0.46-0.86; p = 0.004). Our analyses also revealed that although the findings were robust in the sensitivity analysis, the Funnel plot indicated a certain publication bias towards finding a protective effect. Results of individual studies suggested inconsistent findings, as some studies found lower risk of AMD from higher total metformin exposure, whereas other studies found a higher risk of AMD from higher total metformin exposure. Taken together, there may be a link between metformin use and lower risk of AMD, but the relationship is only studied in observational studies, various sources of bias can be speculated to influence, and careful interpretation is warranted.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36876510
doi: 10.1111/aos.15655
doi:

Substances chimiques

Metformin 9100L32L2N

Types de publication

Meta-Analysis Systematic Review Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

595-605

Informations de copyright

© 2023 Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Auteurs

Jeppe Kirkegaard Holtz (JK)

Department of Ophthalmology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.

Benjamin Sommer Thinggaard (BS)

Department of Ophthalmology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Jakob Grauslund (J)

Department of Ophthalmology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Department of Ophthalmology, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway.

Yousif Subhi (Y)

Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark.

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