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The Korean National Health Insurance Service\u2014Health Screening Cohort data from 2002 to 2015 were collected. Participants with Bell\u2019s palsy (n = 3203) were matched with participants without Bell\u2019s palsy (n = 12,812). The number of days of previous statin use for 2 years before the onset of Bell\u2019s palsy was analyzed using conditional logistic regression. Subgroups of age, sex, obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, total cholesterol, and blood pressure were analyzed for any association between Bell\u2019s palsy and prior statin use. The Bell\u2019s palsy group reported greater statin use than the non-Bell\u2019s palsy group (84.6 (standard deviation, SD = 201.7) vs. 74.4(SD = 189.4), p = 0.009). Previous statin use was associated with Bell\u2019s palsy in the crude model (95% confidence intervals = 1.03\u20131.19, p = 0.006). However, this relationship disappeared when the possible covariates were adjusted for in model 2. All subgroups showed no increased odds for Bell\u2019s palsy in previous statin users. 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