Statin Use is Associated With Insulin Resistance in Participants of the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study.

Karen J Rees-MiltonPatrick NormanCorinne BabiolakisMaggie HulbertMandy E TurnerClaudie BergerTassos P AnastassiadesWilma M HopmanMichael A AdamsWendy L PowleyRachel Mary Holden

Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2020)

Statins, widely prescribed drugs to lower cholesterol, may have unintended consequences related to glucose homeostasis that could be relevant in healthy aging.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
low density lipoprotein
postmenopausal women
clinical trial
coronary artery disease
study protocol
bone mineral density
randomized controlled trial
cross sectional
blood glucose
skeletal muscle
drug induced