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ArticleDiabetes & vascular disease research

A pharmacoepidemiological nested case-control study of risk factors for venous thromboembolism with the focus on diabetes, cancer, socioeconomic group, medications, and comorbidities.

Lasse Myllylahti, Leo Niskanen, Riitta Lassila, Jari Haukka

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Lasse MyllylahtiDepartment of Hematology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7462-3003
Leo NiskanenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland.
Riitta LassilaUnit of Coagulation Disorders, Department of Hematology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Jari HaukkaDepartment of Public Health, Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

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objectivesA pharmacoepidemiological study to assess VTE risk factors in a diabetes-rich population.

methodsThe study comprised 299,590 individuals. We observed 3450 VTEs and matched them with 15,875 controls using a nested case-control approach and collected data on comorbidities and prescriptions. By multivariable conditional logistic regression, we calculated ORs with 95%CIs for comorbidities and medications to evaluate their associations with VTE.

resultsDiabetes (aOR 2.16; 95%CI 1.99-2.34), inflammatory bowel disease (1.84; 1.27-2.66), and severe psychiatric disorders (1.72; 1.43-2.05) had the strongest associations among the non-cancer comorbidities. Pancreatic (12.32; 7.11-21.36), stomach (8.57; 4.07-18.03), lung and bronchus (6.26; 4.16-9.43), and ovarian (6.72; 2.95-15.10) cancers were ranked as high-risk for VTE. Corticosteroids, gabapentinoids, psychotropic drugs, risedronic acid, and pramipexole were most strongly associated (aOR exceeding 1.5) with VTE. Insulin (3.86; 3.33-4.47) and sulphonylureas (2.62; 2.18-3.16) had stronger associations than metformin (1.65; 1.49-1.83). Statins and lercanidipine (0.78; 0.62-0.98) were associated with a lowered risk of VTE.

conclusionsIn this cohort, with 50% diabetes prevalence, pancreatic, stomach, lung and bronchus, and ovarian cancers were strongly associated with VTE. Corticosteroids, gabapentinoids, and psychotropic medications had the strongest associations with VTE among medications. This may be valuable for generating hypotheses for the further research. Lercanidipine may be a novel protective medication against VTE.

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ComorbidityDiabetes MellitusNeoplasmsPharmacoepidemiologyVenous ThromboembolismAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic Factorscancer-associated thrombosisdeep vein thrombosisdiabetesprothrombotic drugspulmonary embolismVenous thromboembolism

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PMCPMC11193353

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