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ArticleScientific reports2021

Increased risk of stroke in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

Yuan-Yang Cheng, Ching-Heng Lin, Po-Yi Tsai, Yi-Huei Chen, Shih-Yi Lin, Shin-Tsu Chang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. The relation between cardiovascular calcifications and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuan-Yang ChengDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Taichung, 407219, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3892-4044
Ching-Heng LinDepartment of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2450-6108
Po-Yi TsaiSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4804-5251
Yi-Huei ChenDepartment of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-9419-3004
Shih-Yi LinSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1901-2656
Shin-Tsu ChangDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Taichung, 407219, Taiwan. ccdivlaser1959@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4005-2094
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaichung Veterans General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is frequently an incidental finding during X-ray examination. Although it has been shown to be associated with several chronic diseases, the hazard of cerebrovascular disease has seldom been explored. Our study aimed at determining the risk of stroke conferred by DISH, which is a retrospective cohort study adopting the largest medical database in Taiwan. Patients with a diagnosis of DISH at least three times from 2005 to 2010 were identified as the study group, and those in the control group were selected by matching age and gender. Patients were followed up until the end of 2015 to trace the incidence of stroke. Cox regression analysis was performed to compute the hazard ratio of stroke. Among the included 5300 patients, 1060 had a diagnosis of DISH. Significantly higher prevalence rates of stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia were noted in these patients. Overall, DISH conferred a 1.68 times higher risk of developing stroke. The significantly higher hazard ratio could be identified in both genders whether hypertension existed or not. Even in those without comorbidities, DISH still conferred a significantly higher risk of cerebrovascular disease in the future, which should never be ignored when encountered during clinical practice.

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AgedCohort StudiesFemaleHumansHyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic SkeletalIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStrokeTaiwan

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