Acute Pancreatitis Increases the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancer in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Korean Nationwide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: The association between acute pancreatitis (AP) and gastrointestinal cancers in diabetic patients is currently not well understood. The study aim was to investigate the association between AP and gastrointestinal cancers in diabetic patients. Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database were analyzed. Participants with diabetes who underwent a health examination between 2009 and 2012 were followed up till December 2018. The primary outcome was the occurrence of gastrointestinal cancer. A total of 2,263,184 patients were included in the final analysis. Patients with a history of AP (n = 2390) were found to have a significantly higher risk of gastrointestinal cancer, except for esophageal cancer, as follows: gastric cancer (aHR = 1.637, 95% CI: 1.323-2.025), colorec

SUBMITTER: Choi JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9688877 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature