497 Clinical Presentation Prior to Idiopathic Hypersomnia Diagnosis Among US Adults: A Retrospective, Real-World Claims Analysis

SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. A196-A196
Author(s):  
Ragy Saad ◽  
Rami Ben-Joseph ◽  
Patricia Prince ◽  
Catharine Stack ◽  
Shay Bujanover ◽  
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Abstract Introduction Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a rare, serious central hypersomnolence disorder for which there are no FDA-approved medications available. A retrospective study was conducted to characterize newly diagnosed patients with IH in the United States. Here, we report morbidity and comorbidity claims prior to IH diagnosis. Methods Claims from the IBM® MarketScan® database were analyzed between January 2014 and September 2019. The general population cohort included all adults with ≥12 months of continuous enrollment. From this population, a cohort with newly diagnosed IH was identified, defined as ≥2 claims with an IH diagnosis code ≥1 day and ≤180 days apart, and without an IH diagnosis in the 12 months prior to cohort entry. Patients without continuous medical/prescription coverage (enrollment gaps >30 days) in the 12 months prior to cohort entry were excluded. Claims with diagnoses for select morbid/comorbid conditions were identified from 12 months prior to cohort entry for the IH and general population cohorts and summarized using descriptive statistics. A sensitivity analysis was conducted on IH patients with the diagnosis code recorded in the primary position (“primary IH”) on the claims to understand the effects of applying a more specific definition of IH. Results Of the general population cohort (N=32,948,986; mean age, 42 years; 52% female), 4,980 (0.015%) newly diagnosed IH patients were identified (mean age, 43 years; 67% female). Sleep-related morbidities in the 12 months prior to cohort entry included narcolepsy type 2 (17%/0.1%) and hypersomnia (10%/0.2%) for the IH/general population cohorts, respectively. Common comorbidities were sleep apnea (50%/4%), mood disorders (32%/8%), depressive disorders (31%/7%), anxiety disorders (31%/9%), hyperlipidemia (30%/20%), headache/migraine (24%/7%), diabetes or use of diabetes/obesity medication (20%/12%), hypertension (15%/10%), and cardiovascular disease (14%/8%) for the IH/general population cohorts, respectively. Common morbidities/comorbidities for the primary IH cohort (n=2,205) were generally similar to the overall IH population. Conclusion Compared with the general MarketScan® population, morbidities/comorbidities were more common for IH patients across all conditions analyzed, including sleep disorders and psychiatric, cardiometabolic, and cardiovascular disease. With cardiovascular risk factors common upon diagnosis of IH, therapies that do not increase cardiovascular risk are warranted. Support (if any) Jazz Pharmaceuticals

2019 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
Makenzie L Hawkins ◽  
Brenna E Blackburn ◽  
Kerry Rowe ◽  
John Snyder ◽  
Vikrant G Deshmukh ◽  
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Abstract Background There are an estimated 1.4 million colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors in the United States. Research on endocrine and metabolic diseases over the long term in CRC survivors is limited. Obesity is a risk factor for CRC; thus it is of interest to investigate diseases that may share this risk factor, such as diabetes, for long-term health outcomes among CRC survivors. Methods A total of 7114 CRC patients were identified from the Utah Population Database and matched to a general population cohort of 25 979 individuals on birth year, sex, and birth state. Disease diagnoses (assessed over three time periods of 1–5 years, 5–10 years, and >10 years) were identified using electronic medical records and statewide ambulatory and inpatient discharge data. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate the risk of endocrine and metabolic disease. Results Across all three time periods, risks for endocrine and metabolic diseases were statistically significantly greater for CRC survivors compared with the general population cohort. At 1–5 years postdiagnosis, CRC survivors’ risk for diabetes mellitus with complications was statistically significantly elevated (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.36, 99% confidence interval [CI] = 1.09 to 1.70). CRC survivors also experienced a 40% increased risk of obesity at 1–5 years postcancer diagnosis (HR= 1.40, 99% CI= 1.66 to 2.18) and a 50% increased risk at 5–10 years postdiagnosis (HR = 1.50, 99% CI= 1.16 to 1.95). Conclusions Endocrine and metabolic diseases were statistically significantly higher in CRC survivors throughout the follow-up periods of 1–5 years, 5–10 years, and more than 10 years postdiagnosis. As the number of CRC survivors increases, understanding the long-term trajectory is critical for improved survivorship care.


Author(s):  
Amedeo Minichino ◽  
Matthew A. Jackson ◽  
Marta Francesconi ◽  
Claire J. Steves ◽  
Cristina Menni ◽  
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AbstractAnhedonia and amotivation are debilitating symptoms and represent unmet therapeutic needs in a range of clinical conditions. The gut-microbiome-endocannabinoid axis might represent a potential modifiable target for interventions. Based on results obtained from animal models, we tested the hypothesis that the endocannabinoid system mediates the association between gut-microbiome diversity and anhedonia/amotivation in a general population cohort. We used longitudinal data collected from 786 volunteer twins recruited as part the TwinsUK register. Our hypothesis was tested with a multilevel mediation model using family structure as random intercept. The model was set using alpha diversity (within-individual gut-microbial diversity) as predictor, serum and faecal levels of the endocannabinoid palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) as mediator, and anhedonia/amotivation as outcome. PEA is considered the endogenous equivalent of cannabidiol, with increased serum levels believed to have anti-depressive effects, while increased stool PEA levels, reflecting increased excretion, are believed to have opposite, detrimental, effects on mental health. We therefore expected that either reduced serum PEA or increased stool PEA would mediate the association between microbial diversity and anhedonia amotivation. Analyses were adjusted for obesity, diet, antidepressant use, sociodemographic and technical covariates. Data were imputed using multiple imputation by chained equations. Mean age was 65.2 ± 7.6; 93% of the sample were females. We found a direct, significant, association between alpha diversity and anhedonia/amotivation (β = −0.37; 95%CI: −0.71 to −0.03; P = 0.03). Faecal, but not serum, levels of the endocannabinoid palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) mediated this association: the indirect effect was significant (β = −0.13; 95%CI: −0.24 to −0.01; P = 0.03), as was the total effect (β = −0.38; 95%CI: −0.72 to −0.04; P = 0.03), whereas the direct effect of alpha diversity on anhedonia/amotivation was attenuated fully (β = −0.25; 95%CI: −0.60 to 0.09; P = 0.16). Our results suggest that gut-microbial diversity might contribute to anhedonia/amotivation via the endocannabinoid system. These findings shed light on the biological underpinnings of anhedonia/amotivation and suggest the gut microbiota-endocannabinoid axis as a promising therapeutic target in an area of unmet clinical need.


2021 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. e53-e54
Author(s):  
K.L. Rasmussen ◽  
A. Tybjærg-Hansen ◽  
B.G. Nordestgaard ◽  
R. Frikke-Schmidt

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2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek A. Kopec ◽  
Eric C. Sayre ◽  
John M. Esdaile

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