Time-dependent propensity-matched general population study of the effects of statin use on cancer risk in an interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis cohort

Yeh, Jun-Jun; Lai, Jung-Nien; Lin, Cheng-Li; Hsu, Chung-Y; Kao, Chia-Hung

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047039

Time-dependent propensity-matched general population study of the effects of statin use on cancer risk in an interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis cohort

Objective To determine the effect of statins on risk of cancer in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis. Setting We retrospectively enrolled patients with ILD and pulmonary fibrosis and divided them into two cohorts by statin use (statin users (n=10 036) and statin …