| Title |
Vitamin B12 Status in Metformin Treated Patients: Systematic Review
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2014
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0100379 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Qilin Liu, Sheyu Li, Heng Quan, Jianwei Li |
| Abstract |
Randomized controlled trials and observational studies have yielded inconsistent results on the effects of metformin on vitamin B12 reduction. We therefore performed a systematic review to analyze the effects of metformin on vitamin B12 concentration. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |
| Japan | 1 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 7% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 73% |
| Scientists | 2 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 242 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 44 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 41 | 17% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 25 | 10% |
| Other | 23 | 9% |
| Researcher | 22 | 9% |
| Other | 54 | 22% |
| Unknown | 38 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 107 | 43% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 7% |
| Unknown | 48 | 19% |