Effect of statins on fasting glucose in non-diabetic individuals: nationwide population-based health examination in Korea

Abstract Background Increasing evidence suggest that statin therapy has a diabetogenic effect. Individual types of statin may have a different effect on glucose metabolism. Using the repeated nationwide population-based health screening data in Korea, we investigated the longitudinal changes in fast...

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Main Authors: Jinkwon Kim, Hye Sun Lee, Kyung-Yul Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0799-4