Incidence of bronchiectasis in patients with acromegaly: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Associations between acromegaly and several respiratory diseases, such as obstructive lung disease or sleep apnea, have been suggested, but the relationship between bronchiectasis and acromegaly is unclear. We investigated whether acromegaly is related to the development of bronchiectasis.

Materials and methods

Using the Korean National Health Insurance System database between 2006 and 2016, we studied the relationship between acromegaly and bronchiectasis in patients with acromegaly (n=2593) and controls (1:5 age- and sex-matched subjects without acromegaly, n=12965) with a mean follow-up period of 8.9 years. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to assess the risk of bronchiectasis in patients with acromegaly compared with controls after adjusting

SUBMITTER: Gil HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11361995 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature