Incidence and Risk Factors of Steroid-induced Diabetes in Patients with Respiratory Disease
Journal of Korean Medical Science
; : 264-267, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Glucocorticoids are effective for treating several respiratory diseases. However, they can cause hyperglycemia. This study determined the incidence and risk factors of steroidinduced diabetes mellitus (S-DM) in patients treated with glucocorticoid for respiratory diseases. A retrospective study examined patients with respiratory diseases treated with a prednisolone-equivalent glucocorticoid dose exceeding 20 mg/day for at least 4 weeks between January 2003 and December 2008. Patients whose initial random glucose level exceeded 200 mg/dL or who had pre-existing diabetes were excluded. S-DM was defined as a fasting glucose concentration exceeding 126 mg/dL or a random glucose concentration exceeding 200 mg/dL at least twice after beginning steroid treatment. A total of 231 patients with respiratory diseases met the inclusion criteria. Their median age was 55 yr, and 139 were female. The median cumulative prednisolone-equivalent glucocorticoid dose was 4,965 mg, and the median duration of steroid treatment was 193 days. S-DM was diagnosed in 34 (14.7%) of 231 patients. Multivariate logistic regression identified older age (odds ratio 1.05, 95% confidence interval 1.02-1.09) as a risk factor for S-DM. S-DM is frequent among patients with respiratory diseases treated with glucocorticoid. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of S-DM, especially among elderly patients.
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Main subject:
Blood Glucose
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Logistic Models
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Glucocorticoids
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Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2011
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Article