Risk of sepsis in patients with primary aldosteronism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The interaction between hyperaldosteronism and immune dysfunction has been reported and glucocorticoid co-secretion is frequently found in primary aldosteronism (PA). The aforementioned conditions raise the possibility of the infection risk; however, clinical episodes of sepsis have not been reported in PA.

Methods

Using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database between 1997 and 2009, we identified PA and aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) matched with essential hypertension (EH) at a 1:1 ratio by propensity scores. The incidences of sepsis and mortality after the index date were evaluated, and the risk factors of outcomes were identified using adjusted Cox proportional hazards models and taking mortality as a competing risk.

Results

We enrolled

SUBMITTER: Chan CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249889 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature