Open AccessDifference in occurrence of muscle-related adverse effects of statins among male and female geriatric patients: A cross-sectional observational study
Author(s) -
Harmanjit Singh,
Avinash Chakrawarti,
P Guruprasad,
Harjit Singh,
Yogendra Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/1117-1936.196262
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , statin , adverse effect , creatine kinase , cross sectional study , geriatrics , physical therapy , pathology , psychiatry
Statins are the most widely used agents for the treatment of dyslipidaemias in geriatric patients. Muscle-related adverse effects (MRAE) are one of the most common toxicities of statins. Female gender has been mentioned as the risk factor for the development of MRAE of statins; however, there are inconclusive data regarding the difference in the occurrence of MRAE among male and female geriatric users.