Statins associated with a 101% increase in diabetes

This study was published in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs 2016 Jun 7

Study title and authors:
Use of Statins and the Risk of Incident Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Olotu BS, Shepherd MD, Novak S, Lawson KA, Wilson JP, Richards KM, Rasu RS.
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, 2010 Becker Dr., Lawrence, KS, 66047, USA. buzzlotus@ku.edu.


This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27272032


The objective of this study was to examine whether the use of statins increases the risk of diabetes. The two year study included 106,424 subjects, aged 20-63 years, of which 53,212 were statin users and 53,212 non statin users. None of the subjects had diabetes at the start of the study.


The study found that statins users had a 101% increased risk of diabetes compared to non users.


Links to other studies:

Statin use is associated with weight gain and a large increase in diabetes
Statin use associated with 87% increased risk of diabetes
Statin use is associated with an increased risk of type two diabetes, which increases with longer duration of use