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by r-johnv 83 days ago
They actually do compare against a control group. This is the study that is being referenced.

https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/5/1/e002150

The data on the results section shows almost parity between the control group and participants who discontinued for 2 years.

Note that while it is a well conducted study at the US VA with 300,000+ patients, it is not a randomized study so fully eliminating confounding variables and reverse causality is hard.