Oral hypoglycemic agents: do the ends justify the means?

Table 4 Individual Studies Included in the Various Meta-Analyses

	Dhulkotia [45]	Poolsup [59]	Balsells [35]	Zeng [49]	Jiang [34]	Gui [60]
Metformin studies
Moore [32]	+	+	+	---	+	+
Rowan [4]	+	+	+	---	+	+
Niromanesh [56]	---	+	+	---	+	+
Ijas [57]	---	+	+	---	+	+
Spaulonci [55]	---	+	+	---	+	---
Tertti [16]	---	+	+	---	+	+
Silva [31]	---	---	---	---	---	---
Hassan [61]	---	---	---	---	+	---
Hague [62]	---	---	---	---	+	---
Therapy efficacy	n.a.	similar	similar	n.a.	similar	similar
Glyburide studies
Silva [54]	+	+	+	+	+	---
Tempe [53]	---	+	+	+	+	---
Bertini [51]	---	---	---	+	+	---
Ogunyemi [52]	+	+	---	+	+	---
Langer [3]	+	+	+	+	+	---
Lain [50]	---	---	+	+	+	---
Mukhopad-hyay [63]	---	+	+	+	---	---
Therapy efficacy	similar	dissimilar	dissimilar	similar	suitable	n.a.

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