Table 3 Effect of metformin on polyp loading at different segments
From: Clinical efficacy of metformin in familial adenomatous polyposis and the effect of intestinal flora
Segment | Â | Number of polyps at baseline | Number of polyps at 1Â year | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Descending duodenum | Test group | 54.75 ± 12.98 | 36.63 ± 14.82 |  < 0.001 |
|  | Placebo | 56.13 ± 34.30 | 68.88 ± 37.35 | 0.013 |
| Â | p value | 0.943 | 0.160 | Â |
Carbon nanoparticles tattooing and Post-surgical residual areas | Test group | 134.72 ± 58.46 | 62.89 ± 29.73 |  < 0.001 |
|  | Placebo | 88.33 ± 51.85 | 118.92 ± 65.69 | 0.066 |
| Â | p value | 0.140 | 0.041 | Â |