Statins and Hip Fracture Prevention - A Population Based Cohort Study in Women

: Helin-Salmivaara A, Korhonen MJ, Lehenkari P, Junnila SYT, Neuvonen PJ, Ruokoniemi P, Huupponen R

Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

: 2012

: PLoS ONE

: PLOS ONE

: ARTN e48095

: 10

: 7

: 10

: e4895

: 10

: 1932-6203

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048095

Conclusions: 5-year exposure to statins is associated with a reduced risk of low-energy hip fracture in women aged 50-80 years without prior hospitalizations for fractures.