Impact of low dose atorvastatin on development of new-onset diabetes mellitus in Asian population: Three-year clinical outcomes

• Main Authors: Ji , Ji Young Park, Seung , Seung Woon Rha, Jae , Woong Choi, Sung , Kee Ryu, Seunghwan, Kim, Yung, Kyun Noh, Se , Yeon Choi, Raghavender , Goud Akkala, Hu, Li, Ali, Jabar, Shaopeng , Xu, Ngow, Harris Abdullah, Jae, Joong Lee, Gwang , No Lee, Jibak, Kim, Sunki , Lee, Jin , Oh Na, Cheol, Ung Choi, Hong, Euy Lim, Jin, Won Kim, Englu, Kim, Chang , Gyu Park, Hong, Seog Seo, Dong, Joo Oh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd 2015
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/42707/1/Impact_of_low_dose_atorvastatin_on_development_of_newonset_diabetes_mellitus_in_Asian_population._Three_year_clinical_outcomes.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42707/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167527315002855
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

High dose atorvastatin is known to be associated with new onset diabetes mellitus (NODM) in patients with high risk for developing diabetes mellitus (DM). However, low dose atorvastatin is more commonly used as compared with high dose atorvastatin. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact...