Risk of epilepsy in type 1 diabetes mellitus: a population-based cohort study
Risk of epilepsy in type 1 diabetes mellitus: a population-based cohort study
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DOI:
10.1007/s00125-016-3929-0
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发表时间:
2016-06-01
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影响因子:
8.2
通讯作者:
Kao, Chia-Hung
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作者:
Chou, I-Ching;Wang, Chung-Hsing;Kao, Chia-Hung
Aims/hypothesis Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem of increasing global concern, with potential neurological complications. A possible association exists between type 1 diabetes and subsequent epilepsy. This study evaluated the relationship between type 1 diabetes and epilepsy in Taiwan.Methods Claims data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database were used to conduct retrospective cohort analyses. The study cohort contained 2568 patients with type 1 diabetes, each of whom was frequency-matched by sex, urbanisation of residence area and index year with ten patients without type 1 diabetes. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was conducted to estimate the effects of type 1 diabetes on epilepsy risk.Results In patients with type 1 diabetes, the risk of developing epilepsy was significantly higher than that in patients without type 1 diabetes (p