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Psoriasis and the risk of incident diabetes mellitus : a population-based study

Brauchli, Y. B. and Jick, S. S. and Meier, C. R.. (2008) Psoriasis and the risk of incident diabetes mellitus : a population-based study. British journal of dermatology, Vol. 159, H. 6. pp. 1331-1337.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional studies, mostly in hospitalized patients, reported a possible positive association between psoriasis and diabetes mellitus (DM). However, information on the temporal relation is scarce, and incidence rates of new-onset DM in patients with psoriasis are lacking. OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare incidence rates of new-onset DM between patients with psoriasis and a comparison group without psoriasis, and to explore the role of psoriasis severity and body mass index (BMI). METHODS: We conducted a follow-up study with a nested case-control analysis within the U.K.-based General Practice Research Database. The study population consisted of patients with a first-time diagnosis of psoriasis between 1994 and 2005 and a matched group of psoriasis-free patients. We used psoriasis duration and treatment as proxy for disease severity, and we applied conditional logistic regression to obtain odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS: Within the study population of 65 449 patients we identified 1061 incident cases of DM. Of these, 59% had a history of psoriasis, yielding a crude incidence rate ratio of 1.36 (95% CI 1.20-1.53). The adjusted OR for patients with <or=2 years disease duration and <2 prescriptions per year for oral psoriasis treatment was 2.56 (95% CI 1.11-5.92). In an analysis restricted to patients with normal BMI, the adjusted OR was 2.02 (95% CI 1.31-3.10). CONCLUSIONS: In this large observational study the risk of incident DM was increased for patients with psoriasis as compared with a psoriasis-free comparison group. The risk increased with psoriasis duration and severity and was not driven by high BMI alone.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Klinische Pharmakologie > Klinische Pharmakologie (Krähenbühl)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Klinische Pharmakologie > Klinische Pharmakologie (Krähenbühl)
UniBasel Contributors:Meier, Christoph R.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Lewis
ISSN:0007-0963
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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