Statins are used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood.. However, these drugs do not help everyone, as the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka reports.. net Experts from Columbia University tested statins on 43,000 people. 20% of them were women. All participants in the experiment were divided into 2 groups - some took drugs to lower cholesterol, others - placebo.

As a result, among men taking statins, the risk of death fell by 21%, the likelihood of strokes decreased by 19%, writes The Daily Mail.. But among women, these figures were much more modest..

“For women, there was no significant difference between taking placebo and statins.. Why drugs work this way is hard to say.. May need to be tested on more women. Hormonal differences are also likely to play a role,” said study leader Jose Gutierrez..

This data contradicts the results of a test conducted last month at the University of Oxford.. There, scientists proved that statins can save 2,000 lives of patients a year, regardless of their gender..

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