Impact of abdominal obesity on the risk of glioma development in patients with diabetes: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abdominal obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for glioma; however, it is unclear whether this association applies to people with diabetes. This study examined the association between abdominal obesity and the risk of developing gliomas in diabetic patients.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the National Health Insurance System of South Korea from 2009 to 2012. The primary outcome was the incidence of newly diagnosed gliomas according to waist circumference (WC), and subgroup analyses were performed according to demographic characteristics and diabetes status including disease duration, number of oral hypoglycemic agents, and insulin use.

Results

Of a total of 1,893,057 participants, 1,846 (0.10%) cases of gliomas occurred. Afte

SUBMITTER: Sang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10019701 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature