TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between Stroke Risk and Influenza Vaccination in Patients with Gout
T2 - A Nationwide Population-Based Study
AU - Chen, Chun Chao
AU - Chou, Kuan Ting
AU - Liu, Ju Chi
AU - Chiu, Chun Chih
AU - Yang, Tsung Yeh
AU - Lin, Cheng Hsin
AU - Fang, Yu Ann
AU - Jian, William
AU - Lei, Meng Huan
AU - Yeh, Hsien Tang
AU - Hsu, Min Huei
AU - Hao, Wen Rui
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was financially supported of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan, Taipei Medical University-National Taiwan University Hospital Joint Research Program (111-TMU085), and 111FRP-02 from the Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare.
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© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - The risk of stroke in patients with gout is high. The effect of vaccines in lowering the stroke risk in patients with gout remains unclear. We retrospectively analyzed 23,949 patients with gout (age ≥ 55 years) from the National Health Insurance Research Database over a 12-year period. The patients were divided into vaccinated (n = 11,649) and unvaccinated groups (n = 12,300). Overall, the vaccinated group had significantly lower risks of all stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and ischemic stroke than the unvaccinated group (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.59 and 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.55–0.63; aHR, 0.60 and 95% CI, 0.49–0.73; and aHR, 0.60 and 95% CI, 0.55–0.65, respectively). The association appeared to be dose-dependent for both hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke (hemorrhagic stroke: aHR, 0.81 and 95% CI, 0.61–1.08; aHR, 0.80 and 95% CI, 0.62–1.02; and aHR, 0.37 and 95% CI, 0.28–0.48; ischemic stroke: aHR, 0.83 and 95% CI, 0.74–0.94; aHR, 0.73 and 95% CI, 0.65–0.81; and aHR, 0.42 and 95% CI, 0.38–0.47 for patients vaccinated 1, 2 or 3, and ≥4 times, respectively, during the follow-up period). Patients with a history of atrial fibrillation did not have a lower risk of hemorrhagic stroke even after receiving four vaccinations (aHR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.25–1.38). Influenza vaccination was associated with a lower risk of all stroke in people with gout, and the association appeared to be dose-dependent.
AB - The risk of stroke in patients with gout is high. The effect of vaccines in lowering the stroke risk in patients with gout remains unclear. We retrospectively analyzed 23,949 patients with gout (age ≥ 55 years) from the National Health Insurance Research Database over a 12-year period. The patients were divided into vaccinated (n = 11,649) and unvaccinated groups (n = 12,300). Overall, the vaccinated group had significantly lower risks of all stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and ischemic stroke than the unvaccinated group (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.59 and 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.55–0.63; aHR, 0.60 and 95% CI, 0.49–0.73; and aHR, 0.60 and 95% CI, 0.55–0.65, respectively). The association appeared to be dose-dependent for both hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke (hemorrhagic stroke: aHR, 0.81 and 95% CI, 0.61–1.08; aHR, 0.80 and 95% CI, 0.62–1.02; and aHR, 0.37 and 95% CI, 0.28–0.48; ischemic stroke: aHR, 0.83 and 95% CI, 0.74–0.94; aHR, 0.73 and 95% CI, 0.65–0.81; and aHR, 0.42 and 95% CI, 0.38–0.47 for patients vaccinated 1, 2 or 3, and ≥4 times, respectively, during the follow-up period). Patients with a history of atrial fibrillation did not have a lower risk of hemorrhagic stroke even after receiving four vaccinations (aHR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.25–1.38). Influenza vaccination was associated with a lower risk of all stroke in people with gout, and the association appeared to be dose-dependent.
KW - gout
KW - influenza vaccine
KW - stroke
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U2 - 10.3390/vaccines10081278
DO - 10.3390/vaccines10081278
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137393953
SN - 2076-393X
VL - 10
JO - Vaccines
JF - Vaccines
IS - 8
M1 - 1278
ER -
