The Claim

Approximately 62% of new-onset diabetes cases associated with statin therapy occur in individuals whose baseline glycaemic markers are in the highest quartile, suggesting that individuals closest to the diabetes threshold are most susceptible to developing diabetes due to statin-induced glycaemic changes.

Source: Effects of statin therapy on diagnoses of new-onset diabetes and worsening glycaemia in large-scale randomised blinded statin trials: an individual participant data meta-analysis

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Quantitative
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In plain English

Most people who get diabetes from taking statins were already close to having it — about 6 out of 10 had blood sugar levels near the danger zone before starting the medication.

See the scientific wording

Approximately 62% of new-onset diabetes cases attributed to statin therapy occur in individuals whose baseline glycaemic markers are in the highest quartile, indicating that those closest to the diabetes threshold are most likely to be diagnosed due to statin-induced glycaemic shifts.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effects of statin therapy on diagnoses of new-onset diabetes and worsening glycaemia in large-scale randomised blinded statin trials: an individual participant data meta-analysis

    The study found that most people who developed diabetes while on statins were already close to having it before starting the medication, which matches the claim.

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