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. 2026 Feb 20.
doi: 10.1007/s40520-026-03337-z. Online ahead of print.

Statin use does not impair muscle health in older adults: findings from the SCOPE study

Seyedeh Dalia Fazel  1 , Lisanne Tap  2 , Paolo Fabbietti  3 , Andrea Corsonello  3   4 , Robert Kob  5 , Cornel C Sieber  5 , Regina Roller-Wirnsberger  6 , Gerhard Wirnsberger  6 , Ronit Ben-Romano  7 , Itshak Melzer  7 , Tomasz Kostka  8 , Agnieszka Guligowska  8 , Axel C Carlsson  9   10 , Francesc Formiga  11 , Rafael Moreno-González  11 , Johan Ärnlöv  9   12 , Fabrizia Lattanzio  3 , Francesco Mattace-Raso  13 ; other SCOPE investigators
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Statin use does not impair muscle health in older adults: findings from the SCOPE study

Seyedeh Dalia Fazel et al. Aging Clin Exp Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Muscle health; Muscle strength; Older adults; Physical performance; Skeletal muscle mass; Statins.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this manuscript. Ethics approval: The SCOPE study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the local ethics committees of each participating center. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Consent to participate: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.

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