Risk of peripheral artery disease in patients with carbon monoxide poisoning: A population-based retrospective cohort study

Yu Guang Chen, Te Yu Lin, Ming Shen Dai, Cheng Li Lin, Yuan Hung, Wen Sheng Huang, Chia Hung Kao

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Abstract

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can cause several lifethreatening complications, particularly in cardiovascular and neurological systems. However, no studies have been performed to investigate the association between peripheral artery disease (PAD) and CO poisoning. We constructed a population-based retrospective cohort study to clarify the risks between PAD and CO poisoning. This population-based cohort study involved analyzing data from 1998 to 2010 obtained from the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database, with a follow-up period extending to the end of 2011. We identified patients with CO poisoning and selected a comparison cohort that was frequency matched according to age, sex, and year of diagnosis of CO poisoning at a ratio of 1 patient to 4 control patients. We analyzed the risks for patients with CO poisoning and PAD by using Cox proportional hazards regression models. In this study, 9046 patients with CO poisoning and 36,183 controls were included. The overall risks for developing PAD were 1.85-fold in the patients with CO poisoning compared with the comparison cohort after adjusting for age, sex, and comorbidities. Our long-term cohort study results showed a higher risk for PAD development among patients with CO poisoning.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere1608
JournalMedicine (United States)
Volume94
Issue number40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 9 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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