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SynthesisActa diabetologica2024

Statins and new-onset diabetes in primary prevention setting: an updated meta-analysis stratified by baseline diabetes risk.

Walter Masson, Martín Lobo, Leandro Barbagelata, Juan P Nogueira

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Synthesis in Acta diabetologica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Walter MassonCardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Perón 4190. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1199ABB, Buenos Aires, Argentina. walter.masson@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5620-6468
Martín LoboCardiology Department, Hospital Militar Campo de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Leandro BarbagelataCardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Perón 4190. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1199ABB, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Juan P NogueiraUniversidad Internacional de Las Américas, San José, Costa Rica.
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · ARUniversidad Internacional de las Américas · CR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThe use of statins has been associated with an increased risk of new-onset diabetes. The characteristics of the population could influence this association. The objective of this study was to determine the risk of new-onset diabetes with the use of statins in patients in primary prevention, with an assessment of the results according to the baseline risk of developing diabetes of the included population.

methodsWe performed an updated meta-analysis including randomized trials of statin therapy in primary prevention settings that report new-onset diabetes. The rate of new cases of diabetes in the control arms was estimated for each study. The studies were classified into two groups (low rate: < 7.5 events per 1000 patients-year; high rate; ≥ 7.5 events per 1000 patients-year). The fixed-effects model was performed.

resultsEight studies (70,453 patients) were included. Globally, statin therapy was associated with an increased risk of new-onset diabetes (OR 1.1; 95% CI 1.0-1.2, I

conclusionGlobally, the use of statins in patients in primary prevention was associated with an increased risk of new-onset diabetes. In the stratified analysis, this association was observed only in the group of studies with a high baseline rate of events.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes MellitusHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHumansPrimary PreventionHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsNew-onset diabetesPrimary prevention, meta-analysisStatins

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PMID37934231
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