Is Vitamin D Deficiency a Risk Factor for the Development of Statin-Induced Myalgia in Patients Receiving Statins?

Tasoglu, Ozlem; Kutsal, Yesim; Tasoglu, Irfan; ÖZDEMİR, OYA; Erdoganoglu, Yildiz

doi:10.5152/tftrd.2015.86158

Is Vitamin D Deficiency a Risk Factor for the Development of Statin-Induced Myalgia in Patients Receiving Statins?

Tasoglu O., Kutsal Y. G., Tasoglu I., ÖZDEMİR O., Erdoganoglu Y.

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.61, sa.4, ss.314-319, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tftrd.2015.86158
Dergi Adı: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.314-319
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: In recent years, discussions regarding the possibility of vitamin D deficiency playing a role in statin myopathy development have started. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not there is a significant difference with respect to vitamin D levels and objective muscle strength measures in males with or without statin-induced myalgia.