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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedMansi I, Frei CR, Wang CP
Statins and new-onset diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications: a retrospective cohort study of US healthy adults.
The authors studied the long-term relationship between statin use and new-onset diabetes among Tricare beneficiaries. They found that diabetes, diabetic complications, and overweight/obesity were more commonly diagnosed among statin-users than similar nonusers in a healthy cohort of adults, demonstrating that short-term clinical trials might not fully describe the risk/benefit of long-term statin use for primary prevention.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Mansi I, Frei CR, Wang CP .
Statins and new-onset diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications: a retrospective cohort study of US healthy adults.
J Gen Intern Med 2015 Nov;30(11):1599-610. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3335-1.
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Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Diabetes, Medication, Obesity