Karina Yaredi García-Hernández, Heike Vibrans, María Rivas-Guevara, Abigail Aguilar-Contreras
This plant treats that illness? The hot-cold system and therapeutic procedures mediate medicinal plant use in San Miguel Tulancingo, Oaxaca, Mexico
Journal of ethnopharmacology
suggested statins may exert thermoprotective effects reduce mortality hot days aimed examine relationship statin adherence mortality days high temperature utilizing data prior historical newuser cohort study analyzed cohort 229 918 individuals within statemandated health provider israel initiated statin therapy 1998 2006 adherence statins assessed mean proportion days covered pdc statins followup period studys primary outcome allcause mortality hot days study followup period total 13 165 individuals 57 died multivariable model 10 increase pdc statins associated hr 085 95 ci 072100 deaths n 16 extremely hot days 39c association numerically stronger compared hr 094 093094 cooler days displayed significant difference sexes males fullyadjusted hr 10 increase pdc statins 066 045095 women 098 078123 contrast effect modification observed death cooler days findings align earlier research supporting notion adherence statin treatment may associated reduced risk death extremely hot days particularly among men