Identification of seasonal variation in the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT: Until now, the role that seasonal factors play in the aetiology of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has been unclear. Demonstration of seasonality in AML diagnosis would provide supportive evidence of an underlying seasonal aetiology. To investigate the potential seasonal and long-term trends in AML diagnosis in an overall population and in subgroups according to sex and age, we used population-based data from a Spanish hospital discharge registry. We conducted a larger study than any to date of 26 472 cases of AML diagnosed in Spain between 2004 and 2015. Using multivariable Poisson generalized linear autoregressive moving average modelling, we found an upward long-term trend, with monthly incidence rates of AML annually increasing by 0.4% [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.2%-0.6%; p = 0.0011

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Vizcaino F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9542150 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature