Statins Increase Risk Of Developing Diabetes By 46 Percent

Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 10:40 in Health & Medicine

New research published in Diabetologia shows that use of statins is associated with a 46% increase in the risk of developing diabetes, even after adjustment for confounding factors. The study is by Professor Markku Laakso, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Finland, and colleagues. read more

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