2.2. Procedures
SAMS
Participants first participated in an inclusion visit. Height (stadiometer), body mass (calibrated scale), BMI (kg/mThe experimental protocol consisted of two months of statin withdrawal with pre- and post-withdrawal assessments of subjective and objective measures of muscle function and blood levels of several markers of interest. Data were collected by a blinded experimenter. On the day of pre-test, participants were instructed to take their usual dose of statin at their habitual time. The two-month interval was based on previous studies that showed most SAMS appeared or were resolved within this period of the introduction or withdrawal of the medication [