ArticleDiabetologia2015
Increased risk of diabetes with statin treatment is associated with impaired insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion: a 6 year follow-up study of the METSIM cohort.
Article in Diabetologia, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT02437084. Cited by 147 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Statin Induced Type 2 Diabetes, and Integrative Personal Omics Profiling
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147 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 308 citations in OpenAlex.
- Advances in statin adverse reactions and the potential mechanisms: A systematic review.Journal of advanced research · 2025Pooled it
- Is a PCSK9 Inhibitor Right for Your Patient? A Review of Treatment Data for Individualized Therapy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Statins and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2022Pooled it
- Association of Lowering Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol With Contemporary Lipid-Lowering Therapies and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2019 · on this mapPooled it
- 2017 Position Paper of the Italian Society for Cardiovascular Prevention (SIPREC) for an Updated Clinical Management of Hypercholesterolemia and Cardiovascular Risk: Executive Document.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2017Guideline
- The effect of statin treatment on glucose homeostasis in prediabetic individuals: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2024Trial
- Statins effect on insulin resistance after a meal and exercise in hypercholesterolemic pre-diabetic individuals.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Trial
- Co-Administration of Vitamin E and Atorvastatin Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Expression in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2022Trial
- Statins Are Associated With Increased Insulin Resistance and Secretion.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2021 · on this mapTrial
- Fluvastatin Reduces Glucose Tolerance in Healthy Young Individuals Independently of Cold Induced BAT Activity.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Trial
- Statin use and outcome risks according to predicted CVD risk in Korea: A retrospective cohort study.PloS one · 2021Trial
- The gene-treatment interaction of paraoxonase-1 gene polymorphism and statin therapy on insulin secretion in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: Fukuoka diabetes registry.BMC medical genetics · 2017Trial
- Metabolic Markers to Predict Incident Diabetes Mellitus in Statin-Treated Patients (from the Treating to New Targets and the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels Trials).The American journal of cardiology · 2016 · on this mapTrial
- No effect of PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab on the incidence of diabetes in a pooled analysis from 10 ODYSSEY Phase 3 studies.European heart journal · 2016Trial
- Metabolic Effects of Long-Term Reduction in Free Fatty Acids With Acipimox in Obesity: A Randomized Trial.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2016Trial
- Effect of atorvastatin on glycaemia progression in patients with diabetes: an analysis from the Collaborative Atorvastatin in Diabetes Trial (CARDS).Diabetologia · 2016 · on this mapTrial
- Mechanisms and Predisposing Conditions for Statin-Induced New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Paradox Relative to Their Pleiotropic Metabolic Effects.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026Review
- Effects of ursodeoxycholic acid on statin-induced impaired glucose tolerance: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Triglycerides and HDL cholesterol as strong correlates of insulin resistance: Evidence from NHANES 2013 to 2018.Medicine · 2026Article
- Metabolomics and Human Health: Progress, Insights, Challenges and the Concept of a Healthy Metabolome.Biomolecules · 2026Review
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Abstract
aims/hypothesisThe aim of this work was to investigate the mechanisms underlying the risk of type 2 diabetes associated with statin treatment in the population-based Metabolic Syndrome in Men (METSIM) cohort.
methodsA total of 8,749 non-diabetic participants, aged 45-73 years, were followed up for 5.9 years. New diabetes was diagnosed in 625 men by means of an OGTT, HbA1c ≥6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or glucose-lowering medication started during the follow-up. Insulin sensitivity and secretion were evaluated with OGTT-derived indices.
resultsParticipants on statin treatment (N = 2,142) had a 46% increased risk of type 2 diabetes (adjusted HR 1.46 [95% CI 1.22, 1.74]). The risk was dose dependent for simvastatin and atorvastatin. Statin treatment significantly increased 2 h glucose (2hPG) and glucose AUC of an OGTT at follow-up, with a nominally significant increase in fasting plasma glucose (FPG). Insulin sensitivity was decreased by 24% and insulin secretion by 12% in individuals on statin treatment (at FPG and 2hPG <5.0 mmol/l) compared with individuals without statin treatment (p < 0.01). Decreases in insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion were dose dependent for simvastatin and atorvastatin. CONCLUSIONS/
interpretationStatin treatment increased the risk of type 2 diabetes by 46%, attributable to decreases in insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion.
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