Modest effect of statins on fasting glucose in a longitudinal electronic health record based cohort

Abstract Background Prior studies of the glycemic effect of statins have been inconsistent. Also, most studies have only considered a short duration of statin use; the effect of long-term statin use on fasting glucose (FG) has not been well examined. The aim of this work is to investigate the effect...

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Main Authors: Tanushree Haldar, Akinyemi Oni-Orisan, Thomas J. Hoffmann, Catherine Schaefer, Carlos Iribarren, Ronald M. Krauss, Marisa W. Medina, Neil Risch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-022-01566-w