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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Association between the Use of Statins and Brain Tumors.

Sarang Jang, Hyo Gun Choi, Mi Jung Kwon, Ji Hee Kim, Joo-Hee Kim, So Young Kim

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sarang JangDepartment of Public Health, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4718-0948
Hyo Gun ChoiMdanalytics, Seoul 06349, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1655-9549
Mi Jung KwonDepartment of Pathology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2441-0448
Ji Hee KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Republic of Korea.
Joo-Hee KimDepartment of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Republic of Korea.
So Young KimDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam 13496, Republic of Korea.
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital · KRCHA University Bundang Medical Center · KRSahmyook University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00208042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effects of statin use on the incidence of brain tumors. The Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort from 2005 to 2019 was used. The 1893 patients who were diagnosed with brain tumors were matched with 7572 control patients for demographic variables. The history of dyslipidemia was collected, and their history of prescription of statins before diagnosis of brain tumor was examined. The participants without dyslipidemia were set as a reference population. Then, the odds for brain tumors were analyzed in dyslipidemia patients without statin use, dyslipidemia patients who were prescribed statins for less than 365 days, and dyslipidemia patients who were prescribed statins for 365 days or more. Propensity score overlap weighted multivariable logistic regression analysis was used and adjusted for demographics and comorbidities. Secondary analyses were conducted according to types of statins, malignancy of brain tumors, and histories of demographics or comorbidities. A total of 11.78% of brain tumor patients and 10.95% of control participants had histories of statin use for 365 days or more. Dyslipidemia patients with 365 days or more duration of statin use demonstrated 1.22 times higher odds for brain tumors than normal participants (95% confidence intervals [CI] = 1.06-1.14,

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brain neoplasmscase–control studiescohort studiesepidemiologyHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors

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PMID37626743
PMCPMC10452399
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