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ArticleScientific reports2022

Association between carbon monoxide poisoning and adrenal insufficiency: a nationwide cohort study.

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

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Chien-Cheng HuangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhonghua Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City, 710, Taiwan. chienchenghuang@yahoo.com.tw.
Chung-Han HoDepartment of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yi-Chen ChenDepartment of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chien-Chin HsuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhonghua Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City, 710, Taiwan.
Hung-Jung LinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhonghua Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City, 710, Taiwan.
Jhi-Joung WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Shih-Bin SuDepartment of Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Management, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan.
How-Ran GuoDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan. hrguo@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
Chi Mei Medical Center · TWKaohsiung Medical University · TWNational Cheng Kung University · TWNational Defense Medical Center · TWSouthern Taiwan University of Science and Technology · TW

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Abstract

Carbon monoxide poisoning may damage the brain and adrenal glands, but it is unclear whether it is associated with adrenal insufficiency. We identified all COP patients diagnosed between 1999 and 2012 in Taiwan using the Nationwide Poisoning Database and selected a reference cohort (participants without COP) from the same database by exact matching of age and index date at a 1:2 ratio. Participants with a history of adrenal insufficiency or steroid use of more than 14 days were excluded. We followed up participants until 2013 and compared the risk of developing adrenal insufficiency between the two cohorts. The 21,842 COP patients had a higher risk for adrenal insufficiency than the 43,684 reference participants (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR] = 2.5; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.8-3.5) after adjustment for sex and underlying comorbidities (liver disease, thyroid disease, mental disorder). The risk continued to elevate even after 1 year (AHR = 2.1; 95% CI: 1.4-3.4). The COP patients who had acute respiratory failure had an even higher risk for adrenal insufficiency than those without acute respiratory failure, which may indicate a dose-response relationship. Stratified analyses showed that female patients had an elevated risk (AHR = 3.5; 95% CI: 2.1-6.0), but not male patients. Younger patients (< 50 years) had higher risks, and the AHR reached statistical significance in the age groups 20-34 (AHR = 5.5; 95% CI: 1.5-20.6) and 35-49 (AHR = 4.9; 95% CI: 2.3-10.6) years old. The risk for developing adrenal insufficiency elevated after COP, especially in female and younger patients. Carbon monoxide is the most common gaseous agent causing acute intoxication worldwide. Results of the current study call for monitoring adrenal function of patients with COP.

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Adrenal InsufficiencyCarbon Monoxide PoisoningRespiratory InsufficiencyCarbon MonoxideChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSteroidsTaiwanCarbon MonoxideSteroids

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