Incidence of Diabetes After Cancer Development: A Korean National Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Diabetes is an established risk factor for developing cancer. A limited body of evidence also suggests that cancer can increase the risk of developing new cases of diabetes, but the evidence is inconclusive.

Objective

To evaluate whether the development of cancer is associated with increasing risk of subsequent diabetes.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included a nationally representative sample of the Korean general population observed for up to 10 years (January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2013). A total of 524 089 men and women 20 to 70 years of age without diabetes and with no history of cancer at baseline were included.

Exposures

Incident cancer (time-varying exposure).

Main outcomes and measures

Incident type 2 diabetes

SUBMITTER: Hwangbo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143049 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature