What is the benefit of statin therapy for patients with diabetes aged 40-75?
Research has shown that statin therapy can provide significant benefits for patients with diabetes aged 40-75. Trials using moderate-intensity statin therapy have demonstrated significant benefit in such individuals, but the residual risk in the statin treatment groups in these trials remained high. High-intensity statin therapy may provide even greater benefits, however no RCTs of high-intensity statin therapy have been carried out in cohorts of patients exclusively with diabetes.