Association between BMI and risk of severe hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to assess the association between body mass index (BMI) and the development of severe hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), using nationwide data for the entire South Korean population.

Methods

The association between BMI and severe hypoglycaemia was retrospectively examined from claims and National Health examination data registered between 2002 and 2015. A total of 1,366,692 subjects assigned clinical codes for T2D and prescribed antihypoglycaemic agents were included. The primary outcome was an episode of severe hypoglycaemia after the baseline health examination.

Results

A total of 37,682 subjects (2.7%) experienced a new severe hypoglycaemic event during the follow-up period (mean: 8.6 years). An inverse J-shaped association w

SUBMITTER: Yun JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6279604 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature