Association Between Statin Use and Prevalence of Exercise-Related Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Amateur Runners in the Netherlands.
BACKGROUND: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are the first-choice therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Some maintain that statins cause adverse musculoskeletal outcomes in highly active individuals, but few studies have examined the effects of statins on exercise-related injuries. OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the prevalence of exercise-related injuries between runners who do or do not use statins. METHODS: Amateur runners (n = 4460) completed an extensive online questionnaire on their exercise patterns and health status. Participants replied to questions on the pr... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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Springer
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Schlagwörter: | RC1200 Sports Medicine |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27198571 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5445/ |