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ArticleClinical epidemiology2020

Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease Following Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

Chien-Cheng Huang, Chung-Han Ho, Yi-Chen Chen, Chien-Chin Hsu, Hung-Jung Lin, Jhi-Joung Wang, How-Ran Guo

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Article in Clinical epidemiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Chien-Cheng HuangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3595-2952
Chung-Han HoDepartment of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-5925-8477
Yi-Chen ChenDepartment of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1770-8895
Chien-Chin HsuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Hung-Jung LinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Jhi-Joung WangDepartment of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
How-Ran GuoDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3343-3446
Chi Mei Medical Center · TWNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn addition to hypoxia, oxidative stress and inflammation due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning cause adverse health effects. These mechanisms are related to the occurrence of autoimmune connective tissue disease, but studies on the association between CO poisoning and autoimmune connective tissue disease are limited. We conducted a study to evaluate the occurrence of autoimmune connective tissue disease following CO poisoning.

methodsWe identified participants with CO poisoning diagnosed between 1999 and 2012 from the Nationwide Poisoning Database and selected participants without CO poisoning from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database with matching age and index dates at a 1:3 ratio. Sex, underlying comorbidities, and monthly income were also included in the analyses. We followed up the participants until 2013 and made comparison of the risk of autoimmune connective tissue disease between participants with and without CO poisoning.

resultsThe 23,877 participants with CO poisoning had a higher risk for autoimmune connective tissue disease than the 71,631 participants without CO poisoning (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR], 3.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.1-3.9) after adjustment for sex, diabetes, Lyme disease, herpes zoster, infectious mononucleosis, hepatitis, HIV infection, liver disease, renal disease, non-CO poisoning or drug abuse, malignancy, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and monthly income. An increased risk was observed even after 4 years of follow-up (AHR, 3.6; 95% CI, 3.0-4.4).

conclusionThe risk of autoimmune connective tissue disease increased following CO poisoning. Close follow-up of the patients with CO poisoning for the development of connective tissue disease is recommended, and further investigation of the detailed mechanisms is warranted.

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autoimmunecarbon monoxide poisoningconnective tissue diseasehypoxiainflammationoxidative stress

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