Tag: dyslipidemia
Baseline glucose homeostasis predicts the new onset of diabetes during statin therapy: A retrospective study in real life
Maria Chantal Ponziani, Ioannis Karamouzis, Chiara Mele, Luisa Chasseur, Marco Zavattaro, Marina Caputo, Maria Teresa Samà , Arianna Busti, Loredana Pagano, Luigi Castello, Paolo Marzullo, Gianluca Aimaretti, Flavia Prodam
OBJECTIVE. We evaluated the risk of altered glucose levels and new-onset diabetes (NOD) associated with statins according to glucose levels at baseline in a population treated for dyslipidemia on primary prevention for >5 years. DESIGN. The retrospective study included 308 subjects (265 on statins and 43 controls on diet) with a follow-up of 5-15 years …