Statin therapy and the risk of osteoporotic fractures in patients with metabolic syndrome: A nested case-control study

Kyoung Jin Kim, Jimi Choi, Ji Yoon Kim, Jae Hyun Bae, Kyeong Jin Kim, Hee Young Kim, Hye Jin Yoo, Ji A Seo, Nan Hee Kim, Kyung Mook Choi, Sei-Hyun Baik, Sin Gon Kim, Nam Hoon Kim

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    Abstract

    Objective: We aimed to investigate the association between statin use and the risk of major osteoporotic fractures in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods: A nested case-control study was performed in patients with MetS (≥50 years) who had no history of osteoporotic fracture using the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort. This study included 17,041 patients diagnosed with new-onset osteoporotic fractures and controls matched in a 1:1 ratio by age, sex, body mass index, cohort entry date, and follow-up duration. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate covariate-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: During a 4-year follow-up period, the risk of major osteoporotic fractures was significantly reduced by 9% (OR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.85–0.97) in statin users compared with that in non-users. Among subtypes of major osteoporotic fracture, a risk reduction with statin therapy was significant for vertebral fracture (OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.79–0.94) but not for non-vertebral fracture (OR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.88–1.06). Longer duration (OR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.96–0.99, per 1-year increase) and higher cumulative dose (OR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.95–0.99, per 365 defined daily doses) of statins were negatively associated with the risk of major osteoporotic fracture. Conclusion: This study supports the hypothesis that statin therapy has a beneficial effect on major osteoporotic fractures, especially vertebral fractures, in patients with MetS.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)322-333
    Number of pages12
    JournalJournal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis
    Volume10
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021 Sept

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This study was supported by the big data analysis grant from The Korean Society of Lipid and Atherosclerosis.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2021 The Korean Society of Lipid and Atherosclerosis.

    Keywords

    • Case-control studies
    • HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
    • Metabolic syndrome
    • Osteoporotic fractures
    • Statin

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Internal Medicine
    • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
    • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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