Observational studyJournal of general internal medicine2021

Association Between Statins and Cancer Incidence in Diabetes: a Cohort Study of Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

What moved togetherboth groups pooled, not the treatment’s effect

Correlation, not cause

−33%−51% to −10%

Bigger than 8 in 10 for all-cause mortality

As reported

HR 0.67, 95% CI 0.49–0.90 · the paper's word: All-cause mortality

Correlation, not cause

−40%−64% to −2%

Bigger than 7 in 10 for adverse events & safety

As reported

HR 0.60, 95% CI 0.36–0.98

the abstract, start to end

… incidence: adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.67; 95% CI, 0.49-0.90, P = 0.007; cancer mortality: adjusted HR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.36-0.98, P = 0.04).

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →

could be chance

All-cause mortality

HR 0.670.49–0.90

Adverse events & safety

HR 0.600.36–0.98

StatinsAll-cause mortalityAdverse events & safety

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