TY - DATA T1 - Characteristics of study in the baseline. PY - 2018/01/31 AU - Chieh-Hua Lu AU - Chi-Hsiang Chung AU - Chien-Hsing Lee AU - Chang-Hsun Hsieh AU - Yi-Jen Hung AU - Fu-Huang Lin AU - Chang-Huei Tsao AU - Po-Shiuan Hsieh AU - Wu-Chien Chien UR - https://plos.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Characteristics_of_study_in_the_baseline_/5843097 DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0191242.t001 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/10353123 KW - metformin therapy KW - combination COX -2 inhibitors KW - combination therapy KW - combination metformin therapy KW - OA KW - Combination COX -2 inhibitor KW - control group KW - HR KW - COX -2 inhibitor KW - case group KW - decrease pro-inflammatory factors KW - 31 December 2000 KW - CI KW - Taiwan Background Osteoarthritis KW - T 2DM KW - study subjects KW - metformin attenuate rate KW - replacement surgery rates KW - replacement surgery KW - National Health Insurance Research Database KW - type 2 diabetes mellitus N2 - Characteristics of study in the baseline. ER -