Statin use and the risk of Parkinson's disease in persons with diabetes: A nested case-control study.

Kim HonkamaaAnne PaakinahoAnna-Maija TolppanenRaimo KettunenSirpa HartikainenRiikka Söderling

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2024)

Our nationwide study that controlled for diabetes duration and used 3-year lag between exposure and outcome to account for reverse causality does not provide support for the hypothesis that statin use decreases the risk of PD.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
glycemic control
coronary artery disease
low density lipoprotein
adverse drug
skeletal muscle