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Diabetes
Findings in diabetes reported from C. Hachem and co-researchers
July 6th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Experimental data indicate a possible preventive effect for statins in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the available epidemiological data are conflicting." "We conducted a nested case-control study of veterans with diabetes in national databases of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicare-linked files. Cases were defined as incident CRC during January 2001-December 2002, sampled on incidence density. VA pharmacy benefits management (PBM) files were used to identify filled prescriptions for statins. Multivariable conditional logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) after adjusting for...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2009-07-06)
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