Association between Diabetes and Risk of Aortic Dissection: A Case-Control Study in a Chinese Population

Xingwei He, Xintian Liu, Wanjun Liu, Bei Wang, Yujian Liu, Zhuxi Li, Tao Wang, Rong Tan, Bo Gao and Hesong Zeng

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 11, 1-10

Abstract: Background: It is well-recognized that diabetes represents a powerful independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. However, very few studies have investigated the relationship between diabetes and risk of aortic dissection (AD). Aim: The aim of this case-control study was to evaluate the association between diabetes and risk of AD in Chinese population. Methods: A hospital-based case-control study, consisting of 2160 AD patients and 4320 controls, was conducted in a Chinese population. Demographic, clinical characteristics and risk factors were collected. Diabetes rate of patients with overall AD, Stanford type A AD and type B AD group was compared with that of corresponding matched control groups. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for relationship between diabetes and AD risk. Results: The prevalence of diabetes was lower in AD cases than that of control subjects, whether it is the overall AD, type A AD or type B AD group (4.7% vs. 10.0%, 2.9% vs. 8.8%, 5.9% vs. 10.9%, all P

Date: 2015
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