Short-Term and Long-Term Risk of Diabetes Mellitus among Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Estimating the risk of diabetes mellitus (DM) is important for the proper management of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). We investigated the short-term and long-term risks of DM among patients with SCI, according to the presence or severity of post-SCI disability and the level of injury.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Service (2010-2018) database. After matching by age and sex, 6129 SCI patients and 22,979 controls were included. The primary outcome was incident DM, and risk was evaluated for both the short term (within 1 year after SCI) and the long term (after 1 year of SCI diagnosis).

Results

The risk of DM was higher among patients with cervical- and thoracic-level SCI accompanied by d

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11431731 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature