Bone Abstracts

Objective: To analyze the effects of statins on bone mineral density (BMD), in participants from a large population-based cohort.Subjects and methods: We studied 2315 subjects (1422 women and 893 men) from the Camargo Cohort, and analyzed the differences in BMD between statin or non-statin users. We also studied the effect of the type of statin, dose, pharmacokinetic properties, and length of treatment, on BMD.Results: Four hundred...