Open AccessSex and Race Differences in the Association Between Statin Use and the Incidence of Alzheimer Disease
Author(s) -
Julie Zissimopoulos,
Douglas Barthold,
Roberta Dı́az Brinton,
Geoffrey Joyce
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.3783
Subject(s) - hazard ratio , medicine , disease , statin , incidence (geometry) , alzheimer's disease , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , physics , optics
To our knowledge, no effective treatments exist for Alzheimer disease, and new molecules are years away. However, several drugs prescribed for other conditions have been associated with reducing its risk.
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