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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Mar 26;61(12):1250–1258. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.034

Figure 4. Exploratory Analysis – Cost-effectiveness if Statins Cause Diabetes in 65 year-old men and women.

Figure 4

*estimate of statin-induced diabetes incidence from a meta-analysis Cost-effectiveness is not sensitive to the long-term risk of diabetes at rates that have been described. If the long-term risk of diabetes from statins is more than 2-fold higher in women and 6-fold higher in men than described, no statins becomes the preferred strategy as it yields longer quality-adjusted life expectancy at a lower cost