Low LDL Cholesterol, Albuminuria, and Statins for the Risk of Cancer in Type 2 Diabetes
Open Access
- 10 July 2009
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Care
- Vol. 32 (10), 1826-1832
- https://doi.org/10.2337/dc09-0725
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: LDL cholesterol 0, AP > 0, or S > 1 indicates biological interaction. RESULTS: In 3,793 statin-naive type 2 diabetic patients, copresence of low LDL cholesterol and albuminuria increased cancer risk by 2.8-fold (hazard ratio 2.77 [95% CI 1.78–4.31]) with significant biological interactions (RERI 1.05 [0.04–2.06]; AP 0.38 [0.09–0.66]). In the whole cohort of 5,276 type 2 diabetic patients, there was interaction between nonuse of statins and copresence of low LDL cholesterol and albuminuria with increased cancer risk (RERI 2.87 [0.64–5.09] and AP 0.60 [0.29–0.90]). Statin nonusers with LDL cholesterol <2.80 mmol/l and albumunuria had a 4.9-fold risk of cancer compared with statin users with or without both risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: In type 2 diabetes, there was interaction between low LDL cholesterol and albuminuria with increased cancer risks. The latter was attenuated in the presence of statin treatment.Keywords
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