2021
Statin exposure and risk of cancer in people with and without HIV infection.
Bedimo RJ, Park LS, Shebl FM, Sigel K, Rentsch CT, Crothers K, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Brown ST, Gibert C, Justice AC, Tate JP. Statin exposure and risk of cancer in people with and without HIV infection. AIDS 2021, 35: 325-334. PMID: 33181533, PMCID: PMC7775280, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyStatin useStatin exposureHazard ratioCancer riskLower riskPropensity score-matched cohortCox regression hazard ratiosAging Cohort StudyAnti-inflammatory effectsRegression hazard ratiosNon-Hodgkin lymphomaConfidence intervalsCancer registry linkagePropensity score-matched sampleRisk of cancerDeath overallUninfected patientsCohort studyIncident cancerRegistry linkageHIV infectionHIV statusStatin initiatorsUninfected persons
2020
Risk of 16 cancers across the full glycemic spectrum: a population-based cohort study using the UK Biobank
Rentsch CT, Farmer RE, Eastwood SV, Mathur R, Garfield V, Farmaki AE, Bhaskaran K, Chaturvedi N, Smeeth L. Risk of 16 cancers across the full glycemic spectrum: a population-based cohort study using the UK Biobank. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2020, 8: e001600. PMID: 32859587, PMCID: PMC7454242, DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer riskGlycemic spectrumIncident cancerPancreatic cancerBreast cancerPopulation-based cohort studyAge-standardized incidence ratesCox proportional hazards modelPostmenopausal breast cancerPremenopausal breast cancerHistory of cancerIndependent positive associationProportional hazards modelUK cancer registriesUK BiobankEdition diagnostic codesBaseline HbA1cDiabetes medicationsMultivariable adjustmentCohort studyCancer RegistryRisk factorsDiagnostic codesIncidence rateInverse association