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Statin use associated with significantly increased risk of diabetes: WHI analysis

The following article was published in Heartwire on JANUARY 9, 2012 by Michael O’Riordan

Boston, MA - Statin use in postmenopausal women is associated with a significantly increased risk of diabetes mellitus, research shows. New data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) hint that the risk of diabetes is higher than suggested by previous studies, with investigators reporting a 48% increased risk of diabetes among the women taking the lipid-lowering medications.

“With this study, what we’re seeing is that the risk of diabetes is particularly high in elderly women, and this risk is much larger than was observed in another previous meta-analysis,” senior investigator Dr Yunsheng Ma (University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston) told heartwire. “For doctors treating patients, we would like them to really look at the risk/benefit analysis, especially in different age groups, such as older women.”

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