| Literature DB >> 20308781 |
Brian T VanFossen1, G Stennis Watson, Laura D Baker, Kristoffer W Rhoads, Brenna A Cholerton, Mark A Reger, Stephen R Plymate, Gerald Schellenberg, Suzanne Craft.
Abstract
The present study examined the relationships among statin use, APOE genotype, and insulin resistance as measured by the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in healthy older adults. APOE epsilon4- (i.e., not having an epsilon4 allele) statin users had higher HOMA-IR values compared with epsilon4+/statin users (p=0.0169), and with non-users who were epsilon4- (p=0.0003) or epsilon4+ (p=0.0006). These results suggest that statin use may modulate insulin levels for individuals without an APOE epsilon4 allele.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20308781 PMCID: PMC2945621 DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-1319
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Alzheimers Dis ISSN: 1387-2877 Impact factor: 4.472