Nearly all men over 60 and women over 75 eligible for statins, analysis suggests

Almost all men over 60 and women over 75 should be eligible for statins, according to a new analysis.

After examining guidance on which patients should be offered statin therapy, researchers calculated 11.8 million English adults are eligible for the cholesterol-lowering drugs.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/01/nearly-all-men-over-60-and-women-over-75-eligible-for-statins-analysis-suggests

Meanwhile this conclusion from a new study 


Effect of Statin Treatment vs Usual Care on Primary Cardiovascular Prevention Among Older Adults
The ALLHAT-LLT Randomized Clinical Trial

Conclusions and Relevance  No benefit was found when pravastatin was given for primary prevention to older adults with moderate hyperlipidemia and hypertension, and a nonsignificant direction toward increased all-cause mortality with pravastatin was observed among adults 75 years and older.

http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2628971

Oh FFS! Has anyone EVER shown any health improvement for statins in women?

I could be wrong but I think ALLHAT was one of the studies NOT funded by statin manfacturers so more likely to be realistic.

chris c wrote:Oh FFS! Has anyone EVER shown any health improvement for statins in women?

I could be wrong but I think ALLHAT was one of the studies NOT funded by statin manfacturers so more likely to be realistic.

Give the conclusion of the ALLHAT study I reckon your right it would be an unbiased study untainted by big pharma's $$$$$

Meanwhile

https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2017/07/29/what-causes-heart-disease-part-xxxiii/