title: A meta-analysis of the effects of statin treatment on cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in diabetic dialysis patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Diabetic dialysis patients have higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than general population. While statin treatment is effective in prevention of CVD and all-cause mortality in general population, the use of statin in diabetic dialysis patients remains controversial. Thus, we aimed to assess the effects of statin treatment on prevention of CVD and all-cause mortality in diabetic dialysis patients by meta-analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane Library were searched between each database's inception and July, 2014. Hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for CVD and all-cause mortality was extracted from each study. The pooled analysis was performed using random-effects models by Stata 12.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our search yielded five eligible articles including two RCTs and three observational studies. By pooled estimate, statin treatment was associated with a decreased risk of the cardiac endpoint which included cardiac death and nonfatal MI (HR=0.84, 95% CI: 0.78-0.90) and all cardiac events combined (HR=0.89, 95% CI: 0.82-0.96). There was no difference in the overall incidence of fatal or nonfatal stroke (HR=1.24, 95% CI: 0.99-1.53) and all cerebrovascular events combined (HR=1.14, 95% CI: 0.98-1.33) between statin treatment and control group. Finally, statin treatment was associated with a decreased risk of all-cause mortality (HR=0.81, 95% CI: 0.71-0.92).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Statin treatment may be beneficial for reducing the risk of cardiac events and all-cause mortality while have no effect on overall cerebrovascular events in diabetic dialysis patients. More RCTs were needed to validate the results.
authors: Department of Nephrology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai 200080, China.
authors: Man
authors: M
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Nephrology, Second Clinical Medical Institution of North Sichuan Medical College (Nanchong Central Hospital) No. 97 South Renmin Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong 637000, China.
authors: Xi-Sheng
authors: XS
authors: Xie
authors: Department of Nephrology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai 200080, China.
authors: Wei-Jie
authors: WJ
authors: Yuan
keywords: Statin; diabetes; dialysis; meta-analysis