Internal Malignancy Risk After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: We aimed to investigate the association between acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and the risk of internal malignancies, including hematologic malignancies. Methods: The study population was derived from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) database of Korea between 2002 and 2022. Adults diagnosed with CO poisoning and controls were included. Demographics, socioeconomic statuses, lifestyle factors, and comorbidity profiles of participants were retrieved from the NHIS database. Covariates potentially associated with disease outcomes were selected based on the available literature and biological plausibility, balanced between the two cohorts using inverse probability of treatment weighting, and applied to adjust multivariable models. Results: Overa

SUBMITTER: Ahn GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11818198 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature