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World J Diabetes. Apr 25, 2016; 7(8): 175-176
Published online Apr 25, 2016. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v7.i8.175
Published online Apr 25, 2016. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v7.i8.175
Comment on: Statin use and risk of diabetes mellitus
Mehmet Ali Eren, Tevfik Sabuncu, Hüseyin Karaaslan, Department of Endocrinology, Harran University, School of Medicine, 63100 Sanliurfa, Turkey
Author contributions: Eren MA and Karaaslan H wrote this letter; Sabuncu T edited and revised this letter.
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Correspondence to: Mehmet Ali Eren, MD, Department of Endocrinology, Harran University, School of Medicine, Valikonagi Street, Yenisehir Campus, 63100 Sanliurfa, Turkey. drmalieren@hotmail.com
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Received: December 11, 2015
Peer-review started: December 14, 2015
First decision: January 4, 2016
Revised: January 22, 2016
Accepted: February 16, 2016
Article in press: February 17, 2016
Published online: April 25, 2016
Peer-review started: December 14, 2015
First decision: January 4, 2016
Revised: January 22, 2016
Accepted: February 16, 2016
Article in press: February 17, 2016
Published online: April 25, 2016
Abstract
In manuscript named “Statin use and risk of diabetes mellitus” by Chogtu et al, authors defined that pravastatin 40 mg/dL reduced the risk of diabetes by 30% in West of Scotland Coronary Prevention study. In fact, pravastatin 40 mg/dL reduced coronary heart disease risk approximately 30% in mentioned study.
Core tip: We want to eliminate an important error that lead to confusion about the risk of diabetes due to statins in the well-written manuscript by Chogtu et al.