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ArticleIndian journal of pharmacology

Prevalence of statin use among high-risk patients in urban and rural Vellore, Tamil Nadu: A population-based cross-sectional study.

Anu Mary Oommen, Khushboo Nand, Vinod Joseph Abraham, Kuryan George, V Jacob Jose

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Article in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Prescribing statins among patients with type 2 diabetes: The clinical gap between the guidelines and practice.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2019
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anu Mary OommenDepartment of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Khushboo NandDepartment of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vinod Joseph AbrahamDepartment of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kuryan GeorgeDepartment of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
V Jacob JoseDepartment of Cardiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Christian Medical College & Hospital · INChristian Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study assessed statin use among diabetics and those with coronary heart disease (CHD) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in rural and urban Vellore, among 6196 participants (30-64 years), in 2010-2012. Statin use among those with known CHD and diabetes (on diabetic medication) was recorded. A randomly selected sample of rural diabetics was resurveyed in 2016 to reassess statin use.

resultsAmong 61 with CHD, 23 (37.7%) were on statins. Statin use among 422 diabetics aged ≥40 years with low-density lipoprotein ≥70 mg/dl was 13.4% in urban and 7.6% among rural. Statin usage among rural diabetics aged ≥40 years increased from 7.7% in 2010-2012 to 16.6% in 2016.

conclusionsStatin use for CHD was below 50% although higher than the use among diabetics, indicating the need to address this low rate of usage among these high-risk groups.

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AdultCoronary DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusDrug UtilizationFemaleHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIndiaMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsRural PopulationUrban PopulationHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsCoronary heart diseasediabetesstatins

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PMID28706335
PMCPMC5497444
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