Brian L Strom1, Rita Schinnar2, Jason Karlawish3, Sean Hennessy2, Valerie Teal4, Warren B Bilker2. 1. Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey2Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia3Center fo. 2. Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia3Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, University of Pennsylvania Perelm. 3. Penn Memory Center, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia5Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia. 4. Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: Reports on the association between statins and memory impairment are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether statin users show acute decline in memory compared with nonusers and with users of nonstatin lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Using The Health Improvement Network database during January 13, 1987, through December 16, 2013, a retrospective cohort study compared 482,543 statin users with 2 control groups: 482,543 matched nonusers of any LLDs and all 26,484 users of nonstatin LLDs. A case-crossover study of 68,028 patients with incident acute memory loss evaluated exposure to statins during the period immediately before the outcome vs 3 earlier periods. Analysis was conducted from July 7, 2013, through January 15, 2015. RESULTS: When compared with matched nonusers of any LLDs (using odds ratio [95% CI]), a strong association was present between first exposure to statins and incident acute memory loss diagnosed within 30 days immediately following exposure (fully adjusted, 4.40; 3.01-6.41). This association was not reproduced in the comparison of statins vs nonstatin LLDs (fully adjusted, 1.03; 0.63-1.66) but was also present when comparing nonstatin LLDs with matched nonuser controls (adjusted, 3.60; 1.34-9.70). The case-crossover analysis showed little association. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Both statin and nonstatin LLDs were strongly associated with acute memory loss in the first 30 days following exposure in users compared with nonusers but not when compared with each other. Thus, either all LLDs cause acute memory loss regardless of drug class or the association is the result of detection bias rather than a causal association.
IMPORTANCE: Reports on the association between statins and memory impairment are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether statin users show acute decline in memory compared with nonusers and with users of nonstatin lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Using The Health Improvement Network database during January 13, 1987, through December 16, 2013, a retrospective cohort study compared 482,543 statin users with 2 control groups: 482,543 matched nonusers of any LLDs and all 26,484 users of nonstatin LLDs. A case-crossover study of 68,028 patients with incident acute memory loss evaluated exposure to statins during the period immediately before the outcome vs 3 earlier periods. Analysis was conducted from July 7, 2013, through January 15, 2015. RESULTS: When compared with matched nonusers of any LLDs (using odds ratio [95% CI]), a strong association was present between first exposure to statins and incident acute memory loss diagnosed within 30 days immediately following exposure (fully adjusted, 4.40; 3.01-6.41). This association was not reproduced in the comparison of statins vs nonstatin LLDs (fully adjusted, 1.03; 0.63-1.66) but was also present when comparing nonstatin LLDs with matched nonuser controls (adjusted, 3.60; 1.34-9.70). The case-crossover analysis showed little association. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Both statin and nonstatin LLDs were strongly associated with acute memory loss in the first 30 days following exposure in users compared with nonusers but not when compared with each other. Thus, either all LLDs cause acute memory loss regardless of drug class or the association is the result of detection bias rather than a causal association.
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