Association between diabetes and increased prevalence of paranasal sinus disease: a cross-sectional study in Japanese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between diabetes and paranasal sinus disease has not been thoroughly investigated.

Methods

We cross-sectionally investigated the association between diabetes and the presence of paranasal sinus disease, which was confirmed by a head MRI scan in 1350 adults who underwent a health screening program focusing on brain diseases and metabolic syndrome. Logistic regression, which was adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, hypertension, smoking status, alcohol intake, and white blood cell count, was performed to calculate the odds ratio (OR) of having paranasal sinus disease among adults with diabetes in relation to those without. The dose-response relationship between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and the presence of paranasal sinus d

SUBMITTER: Kabeya Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4375284 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature