Increased risk of osteoporotic fractures in patients with systemic sclerosis: a nationwide population-based study

2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 1347-1352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Chih Lai ◽  
Shu-Hung Wang ◽  
Wei-Sheng Chen ◽  
Chia-Jen Liu ◽  
Tzeng-Ji Chen ◽  
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ObjectivesTo identify the incidence rate (IR) and risk factors of osteoporotic fractures (OFs) among systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients.MethodsA cohort study was conducted using the Taiwan National Health Insurance database. Patients with SSc and respective age- and gender-matched controls without SSc were enrolled. The primary endpoint was the first occurrence of OF. The Cox proportional hazard model was used to investigate the risk factor of OFs in the SSc cohort.ResultsAmong 1712 SSc patients (77.8% female, mean age 50.3 years) with a median follow-up of 5.2 years, 54 patients developed vertebral fractures, 17 patients developed hip fractures, and 7 patients developed radius fractures (IR: 6.99, 2.18 and 0.90 per 1000 person-years, respectively). Compared with the controls, the incidence rate ratios (IRRs) (95% CIs) among SSc patients were 1.78 (1.30 to 2.39, p<0.001) for vertebral fractures and 1.89 (1.05 to 3.22, p=0.026) for hip fractures. The IRRs for overall OFs were 1.74 (1.32 to 2.27, p<0.001) for women and 1.06 (0.33 to 2.66, p=0.856) for men. The SSc patients experienced hip fractures at a younger age (67.2 vs 75.2 years, p=0.005), and had a higher 1-year mortality rate (13% vs 3%, p=0.006) of vertebral fractures than did the controls. Multivariable Cox regression analyses indicated that older age, being female, using daily prednisolone equivalent to >7.5 mg, and bowel dysmotility treated with intravenous metoclopramide are associated with OF.ConclusionsSSc patients had a high IR of vertebral and hip fractures, especially those who were female, older, used a high dose of corticosteroid or experienced bowel dysmotility.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Ji Lee ◽  
Cheol Min Shin ◽  
Dong Ho Lee ◽  
Kyungdo Han ◽  
Sang Hyun Park ◽  
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ObjectivesTo evaluate the risk of fracture in individuals with a history of cholecystectomy in Korean population.MethodsIndividuals (n = 143,667) aged ≥ 40 y who underwent cholecystectomy between 2010 and 2015 and the controls (n = 255,522), matched by age and sex, were identified from the database of the Korean National Health Insurance Services. The adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of fracture were estimated following cholecystectomy, and a Cox regression analysis was performed.ResultsThe incidence rates of all fractures, vertebral, and hip fractures were 14.689, 6.483 and 1.228 cases per 1000 person-years respectively in the cholecystectomy group, whereas they were 13.862, 5.976, and 1.019 cases per 1000 person-years respectively in the control group. After adjustment for age, sex, income, place of residence, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking, alcohol drinking, exercise, and body mass index, patients who underwent cholecystectomy showed an increased risk of all fractures, vertebral fractures, and hip fractures (aHR [95% CI]: 1.095 [1.059-1.132], 1.134 [1.078-1.193], and 1.283 [1.139-1.444] for all fractures, vertebral fractures, and hip fractures, respectively). The risk of vertebral fractures following cholecystectomy was more prominent in the young age group (40 to 49 y) than in the old age group (≥ 65 y) (1.366 [1.082-1.724] vs. 1.132 [1.063-1.206], respectively). However, the incidence of hip fractures following cholecystectomy was not affected by age.ConclusionIndividuals who underwent cholecystectomy have an increased risk of fracture. In the younger population, the risk of vertebral fractures may be further increased following cholecystectomy.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (22) ◽  
pp. 2542-2550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée M.F. Ebisch ◽  
Dominiek W.E. Rutten ◽  
Joanna IntHout ◽  
Willem J.G. Melchers ◽  
Leon F.A.G. Massuger ◽  
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Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)–related carcinomas and premalignancies in women diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 (CIN3). Knowledge of this risk is important to preventing the development and progression of other HPV-related premalignancies and carcinomas, by considering prophylactic HPV vaccination and/or by paying increased attention to other HPV-related carcinomas and premalignancies when CIN3 is identified. Methods Women diagnosed with a CIN3 between 1990 and 2010 were identified from the Dutch nationwide registry of histopathology and cytopathology (PALGA) and matched with a control group of women without CIN3. Subsequently, all cases of high-risk (hr) HPV–associated high-grade lesions and carcinomas in the anogenital region and oropharynx between 1990 and 2015 were extracted. Incidence rate ratios were estimated for carcinomas and premalignancies of the vulva, vagina, anus, and oropharynx. Results A total of 178,036 women were identified: 89,018 with a previous diagnosis of CIN3 and 89,018 matched control subjects without a history of CIN3. Women with a history of CIN3 showed increased risk of HPV-related carcinomas and premalignancies, with incidence rate ratios of 3.85 (95% CI, 2.32 to 6.37) for anal cancer, 6.68 (95% CI, 3.64 to 12.25) for anal intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3, 4.97 (95% CI, 3.26 to 7.57) for vulvar cancer, 13.66 (93% CI, 9.69 to 19.25) for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3, 86.08 (95% CI, 11.98 to 618.08) for vaginal cancer, 25.65 (95% CI, 10.50 to 62.69) for vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3, and 5.51 (95% CI, 1.22 to 24.84) for oropharyngeal cancer. This risk remained significantly increased, even after long-term follow-up of up to 20 years. Conclusion This population-based study shows a long-lasting increased risk for HPV-related carcinomas and premalignancies of the anogenital and oropharyngeal region after a CIN3 diagnosis. Studies that investigate methods to prevent this increased risk in this group of patients, such as intensified screening or vaccination, are warranted.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Iseri ◽  
Juan Jesus Carrero ◽  
Marie Evans ◽  
Li Felländer-Tsai ◽  
Hans Berg ◽  
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Abstract Background and Aims Major osteoporotic fractures (MOF) are common in dialysis patients. We investigated incidence, predictors and clinical outcomes associated with first MOF occurring after initiation of dialysis (MOFfirst). Method In Swedish Renal Registry of 9714 incident (2005 -2016) dialysis patients (median age 68 years, 67% men), we identified all MOFfirst in hip, spine, humerus and forearm. Using flexible parametric hazard models and Fine-Gray analysis, we estimated incidence, mortality rates and predictors of MOFfirst, and, in time-dependent analysis, risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality following MOFfirst. Results During median follow-up of 2.2 years, the crude incidence rate of MOFfirst (n=835) was 24/1000 patient-years (pt-yrs) and that of hip fractures (n=470) 13/1000 pt-yrs. The multivariate-adjusted fracture incidence rates increased gradually after dialysis initiation and were 47% higher among women. Female sex, higher age, presence of comorbidities, and previous history of MOF (MOFprevious) were associated with increased risk for MOFfirst, whereas peritoneal dialysis as compared to hemodialysis was associated with decreased fracture risk. The adjusted fracture incidence rate of MOFfirst during the first 90 days following dialysis initiation was higher in patients with MOFprevious than in those without MOFprevious. MOFfirst independently predicted increased all-cause mortality (sub-distribution hazard ratio, sHR, 1.67(95%CI 1.47-1.91) and CVD-related mortality (sHR 1.49 (95%CI 1.22-1.84). Adjusted mortality rate following hip fractures was higher than for other types of MOF. Spline curves showed that mortality following MOFfirst was highest during the first 6 months of follow-up. Conclusion Major osteoporotic fractures are common and associated with increased mortality in incident dialysis patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Florencia S. Pierini ◽  
Martin Brom ◽  
Marina Scolnik ◽  
Valeria Scaglioni ◽  
Javier E. Rosa ◽  
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Abstract Background To compare the incidence of osteoporotic fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with matched controls from a university hospital. Methods Consecutive RA patients (n = 100) were matched (age and sex) with controls (1:2). The follow-up period began at the index date, defined as the date of diagnosis for RA patients and the date of the first medical claim at the Health Management Organization (HMO) for non-RA patients. Fracture incidence rates per 1000 persons-years (PY) for distinct types of fractures were calculated. Multivariate cox regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with fractures. Results One hundred RA patients were followed for a total of 975.1 patients-years and 200 controls for 1485.7 patients-years. No difference was found in the overall fracture incidence rate per 1000 PY between RA and controls (19.5, 95% CI 12.7–28.6 vs 12.1, 95% CI 7.7–18.7, p = 0.07). In the Cox regression analysis, only age (HR 1.06, 95% CI 1.02–1.11, p = 0.006) and history of a prior fracture (HR 9.85, 95% CI 2.97–32.64, p <  0.001) were associated with fractures after the index date. The stratified analysis of the fractures by location showed that only the vertebral fractures were more frequent in RA patients compared with controls (12.9 per 1000 PY, 95% CI 8.9–25.8, vs. 3.4, 95% CI 1.4–8.1, respectively, p = 0.01). Conclusion Patients with RA didn’t show an overall increased risk of osteoporotic fractures compared with matched controls, but vertebral fractures were more frequently observed in patients with RA.


2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (34) ◽  
pp. 3831-3839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nis P. Suppli ◽  
Christoffer Johansen ◽  
Jane Christensen ◽  
Lars V. Kessing ◽  
Niels Kroman ◽  
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Purpose To investigate the risk for first depression, assessed as incident hospital contacts for depression and incident use of antidepressants, among women with breast cancer. Patients and Methods Danish national registries were used to identify 1,997,669 women with no diagnosis of cancer or a major psychiatric disorder. This cohort was followed from 1998 to 2011 for a diagnosis of breast cancer and for the two outcomes, hospital contact for depression and redeemed prescriptions for antidepressants. Rate ratios for incident hospital contacts for depression and incident use of antidepressants were estimated with Poisson regression models. Multivariable Cox regression was used to evaluate factors associated with the two outcomes among patients with breast cancer. Results We identified 44,494 women with breast cancer. In the first year after diagnosis, the rate ratio for a hospital contact for depression was 1.70 (95% CI 1.41 to 2.05) and that for use of antidepressants was 3.09 (95% CI 2.95 to 3.22); these rate ratios were significantly increased after 3 and 8 years, respectively. Comorbidity, node-positive disease, older age, basic and vocational educational levels, and living alone were associated with use of antidepressants. Conclusion Women with breast cancer are at long-term increased risk for first depression, including both severe episodes leading to hospital contact and use of antidepressants. Clinicians should be aware that the risk is highest in women with comorbid conditions, node-positive disease, and age of 70 years or more. We found no clear association between type of surgery or adjuvant treatment and risk for depression.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S616-S616
Author(s):  
W El-Matary ◽  
A Chandrakumar ◽  
H Zohni

Abstract Background Toxigenic Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile), previously known as Clostridium difficile, is an anaerobic gram-positive spore-forming opportunistic pathogen associated with profuse diarrhoea and gastroenteritis associated mortality, especially in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this work was to investigate the incidence and risk factors associated with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in children with IBD in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Methods Our longitudinal population-based cohort comprised of all children and young adults &lt;17 years diagnosed with IBD in the Canadian province of Manitoba between 2011 and 2019. The diagnosis of CDI was confirmed based on the Triage C. difficile immunoassay and polymerase chain reaction assay to detect the presence of toxigenic C. difficile. Fisher’s exact test was used to examine the relationship between categorical variables. Cox-regression model was used to estimate the risk of CDI development in IBD patients. Results Among the 261 children with IBD, 20 (7.7%) developed CDI with an incidence rate of 5.04 cases per 1000 person-years and the median age at diagnosis of 12.96 years (IQR: 9.33–15.81). The incidence rate of CDI among UC and CD patients were 4.16 cases per 1000 person-years and 5.88 cases per 1000 person-years, respectively (p = 0.46). Compared to children without CDI, those who had CDI were at increased risk of future exposure to systemic corticosteroids (hazard ratio (HR) = 4.30; 95% CI: 1.44–12.87) and anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) biologics (HR = 3.37; 95% CI: 1.13–10.09). Recurrence rate of CDI in our paediatric IBD population was 25%. Conclusion Our findings confirm that children with IBD are at a high risk of developing CDI, which may predict future escalation of IBD therapy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 663-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
En-Ting Chang ◽  
Cheng-Li Lin ◽  
Shih-Fen Chen ◽  
Yu-Chih Shen

Abstract Narcolepsy is a rare brain disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis. Stimulants have been used to relieve the symptoms of EDS. Narcolepsy symptoms may pose a risk to burn injury. The study aimed to investigate the risk of burn injury in narcolepsy patients and to examine the relationship between the use of stimulants and the risk of burn injury. In all, 507 narcolepsy patients and 504 controls matched by gender, age, index year, and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score were enrolled between 1998 and 2012, then followed until the end of 2013 using Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database. During the follow-up period, participants who developed burn injury were identified. Cox regression analysis was used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) of the burn incidence rate between narcolepsy patients and unaffected controls. Narcolepsy patients had a significantly increased risk of burn injury compared to unaffected controls (5.37 versus 2.69 per 1,000 person-years, HR: 2.04, 95% CI: 1.13–3.67) after adjusting for gender, age, CCI score, urbanization degree, and duration of stimulants use. Also, the use of stimulants in narcolepsy patients was associated with a lower incidence rate of developing burn injury, but the risk estimate was not statistically significant after adjusting for the above-mentioned variables. This study shows narcolepsy patients have an increased risk of burn injury and the use of stimulants may reduce the burn incidence rate, providing a reference for developing prevention interventions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (11) ◽  
pp. E2308-E2316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Carlzon ◽  
Johan Svensson ◽  
Max Petzold ◽  
Magnus K. Karlsson ◽  
Östen Ljunggren ◽  
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Context: Most previous prospective studies suggest that low serum IGF-1 associates with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events whereas other studies suggest that high serum IGF-1 associates with increased risk of CVD events. Objective: We tested the hypothesis that not only low, but also high serum IGF-1 levels associate with increased risk of CVD events in elderly men. Setting and Design: Serum IGF-1 levels were measured in 2901 elderly men (age 69–81 years) included in the Swedish cohort of the prospective, population-based Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS), Sweden cohort. Data for CVD events were obtained from national Swedish registers with no loss of followup. Results: During followup (median, 5.1 y) 589 participants experienced a CVD event. The association between serum IGF-1 and risk of CVD events was nonlinear, and restricted cubic spline Cox regression analysis revealed a U-shaped association between serum IGF-1 levels and CVD events (P &lt; .01 for nonlinearity). Low as well as high serum IGF-1 (quintile 1 or 5 vs quintiles 2–4) significantly associated with increased risk for CVD events (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.25, 95% confidence interval, [CI], 1.02–1.54; and HR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.10–1.66, respectively). These associations remained after adjustment for prevalent CVD and multiple risk factors. High serum IGF-1 associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) events but not with risk of cerebrovascular events. Conclusions: Both low and high serum IGF-1 levels are risk markers for CVD events in elderly men. The association between high serum IGF-1 and CVD events is mainly driven by CHD events.


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Groenewegen ◽  
Victor W. Zwartkruis ◽  
Betül Cekic ◽  
Rudolf. A. de Boer ◽  
Michiel Rienstra ◽  
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Abstract Background Diabetes has strongly been linked to atrial fibrillation, ischaemic heart disease and heart failure. The epidemiology of these cardiovascular diseases is changing, however, due to changes in prevalence of obesity-related conditions and preventive measures. Recent population studies on incidence of atrial fibrillation, ischaemic heart disease and heart failure in patients with diabetes are needed. Methods A dynamic longitudinal cohort study was performed using primary care databases of the Julius General Practitioners’ Network. Diabetes status was determined at baseline (1 January 2014 or upon entering the cohort) and participants were followed-up for atrial fibrillation, ischaemic heart disease and heart failure until 1 February 2019. Age and sex-specific incidence and incidence rate ratios were calculated. Results Mean follow-up was 4.2 years, 12,168 patients were included in the diabetes group, and 130,143 individuals in the background group. Incidence rate ratios, adjusted for age and sex, were 1.17 (95% confidence interval 1.06–1.30) for atrial fibrillation, 1.66 (1.55–1.83) for ischaemic heart disease, and 2.36 (2.10–2.64) for heart failure. Overall, incidence rate ratios were highest in the younger age categories, converging thereafter. Conclusion There is a clear association between diabetes and incidence of the major chronic progressive heart diseases, notably with heart failure with a more than twice increased risk.


2021 ◽  
pp. 216770262110250
Author(s):  
Mallory E. Stephenson ◽  
Sara Larsson Lönn ◽  
Jessica E. Salvatore ◽  
Jan Sundquist ◽  
Kenneth S. Kendler ◽  
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The association between having a sibling diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and risk for suicide attempt may be attributable to shared genetic liability between AUD and suicidal behavior, effects of environmental exposure to a sibling’s AUD, or both. To distinguish between these alternatives, we conducted a series of Cox regression models using data derived from Swedish population-based registers with national coverage. Among full sibling pairs (656,807 males and 607,096 females), we found that, even after we accounted for the proband’s AUD status, the proband’s risk for suicide attempt was significantly elevated when the proband’s sibling was affected by AUD. Furthermore, the proband’s risk for suicide attempt was consistently higher when the sibling’s AUD registration had occurred more recently. Our findings provide evidence for exposure to sibling AUD as an environmental risk factor for suicide attempt and suggest that clinical outreach may be warranted following a sibling’s diagnosis with AUD.


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