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This study was funded by the health and family planning commission of jiang-xi provincial for the research of science and technology (20171964).

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  1. Third Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330008, China

    Ning Hong-Hong & Qin Shu-Lan

  2. Jiangxi Aerospace Icloud Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Nanchang, 330072, China

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Hong-Hong, N., Jiong, L. & Shu-Lan, Q. Reply to “Methodological issues in meta-analysis of the metformin effects on simple obesity”. Endocrine 65, 221–222 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-019-01971-4

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