Open AccessAssociation between Use of Statin and Risk of Dementia: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Author(s) -
Tahmisrin Poly,
Mohaimenul Islam,
Bruno Walther,
Hsuan-Chia Yang,
Chieh-Chen Wu,
MingChin Lin,
Yu-Chuan Li
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000503105
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , dementia , statin , meta analysis , relative risk , vascular dementia , subgroup analysis , confidence interval , disease
The impact of statin on dementia risk reduction has been a subject of debate over the last decade, but the evidence remains inconclusive. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of relevant observational studies to quantify the magnitude of the association between statin therapy and the risk of dementia.