Statin Initiation and Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Danish Population-based Cohort Study

Conclusions: Statin initiation was largely unassociated with ALS diagnosis but was associated with an elevated risk of ALS in women, especially in the first year after initiation. The association could be explained by reverse causation, detection bias, early neurotoxic effects of statins that affect women more than men, or a combination thereof.
Source: Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Tags: Chronic Diseases Source Type: research