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Evaluating the impact of statin use on influenza vaccine effectiveness and influenza infection in older adults.

Hannah ChungMichael A CampitelliSarah A BuchanAaron CampigottoBranson ChenNatasha S CrowcroftVinita DubeyJonathan B GubbayTimothy KarnauchowKevin KatzAllison J McGeerJ Dayre McNallySamira MubarekaMichelle MurtiDavid C RichardsonLaura C RosellaKevin L SchwartzMarek SmiejaGeorge ZahariadisJeffrey C Kwong
Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
Influenza VE did not differ between statin users and non-users. Statin use was associated with increased odds of laboratory-confirmed influenza in vaccinated and unvaccinated subjects, but these associations might be impacted by residual confounding.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease
  • randomized controlled trial
  • low density lipoprotein
  • systematic review
  • physical activity