Do Statins Reduce the Health and Health Care Costs of Obesity?

Are investments in disease prevention complements? The case of statins and health behaviors

(2014) Robert Kaestner et al.   JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS

Different Time Trends of Caloric and Fat Intake Between Statin Users and Nonusers Among US Adults

(2014) Takehiro Sugiyama et al.   JAMA Internal Medicine

The Large Social Value Resulting From Use Of Statins Warrants Steps To Improve Adherence And Broaden Treatment

(2013) David C. Grabowski et al.   HEALTH AFFAIRS

The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with statin therapy in people at low risk of vascular disease: meta-analysis of individual data from 27 randomised trials

(2013)   LANCET

Statin Therapy in the Prevention of Recurrent Cardiovascular Events

(2012) Jose Gutierrez et al.   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Primary Prevention of Major Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events with Statins in Diabetic Patients

(2012) Folgerdiena M. de Vries et al.   DRUGS

The value of medical and pharmaceutical interventions for reducing obesity

(2012) Pierre-Carl Michaud et al.   JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS

Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Diabetic Patients without Established Cardiovascular Diseases: A Meta-Analysis

(2011) Y.-H. Chen et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES

The medical care costs of obesity: An instrumental variables approach

(2011) John Cawley et al.   JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS

The incidence of bariatric surgery has plateaued in the U.S.

(2010) Edward H. Livingston   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Efficacy and safety of statin treatment for cardiovascular disease: a network meta-analysis of 170 255 patients from 76 randomized trials

(2010) E. J. Mills et al.   QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

The Benefits of Risk Factor Prevention in Americans Aged 51 Years and Older

(2009) Dana P. Goldman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates

(2009) Eric A. Finkelstein et al.   HEALTH AFFAIRS