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Gallstone Disease and the Risk of Stroke: A Nationwide Population-based Study
Background: Gallstone disease (GD) and stroke share a number of risk factors including diabetes and hyperlipidemia. This nationwide population-based study was designed to estimate the risk of stroke after a diagnosis of GD.Methods: Data were obtained from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. A total of 135,512 patients with a diagnosis of GD and 271,024 age- and gender-matched non-GD control patients were included to assess the risk of stroke using Cox proportional hazard regression.Results: During the study period (2000-2003), 12,234 (153.67/10,000 person-years) strokes occurred among the GD patients, a...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Cheng-Yu Wei, Tieh-Chi Chung, Chien-Hua Chen, Che-Chen Lin, Fung-Chang Sung, Wen Ting Chung, Woon-Man Kung, Chung Y. Hsu, Yung-Hsiang Yeh Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Association of Gallbladder Polyp and Stroke: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study
Abstract: Gallbladder polyp (GP) and stroke share several metabolic disorders as risk factors. We assessed the association between GP and subsequent stroke risk. From 2000 to 2011, patients with GP aged>20 years were identified from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000. Of the 15,975 examined patients, 12,780 and 3195 were categorized into the non-GP and GP cohorts, respectively. The relative risks of stroke were estimated using the Cox proportional hazard model after adjusting for age, sex, and comorbidities. The overall incidence of stroke was higher in the GP cohort than in the non-GP cohort (6.66 vs 5.20/100...
Source: Medicine - December 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Risk of gallstones in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a nationwide observational cohort study
ConclusionThe study shows a strong association between OSA and gallstones. Moreover, our findings suggest the requirement for survey and health education for gallstones in OSA and further studies to verify whether the treatment of OSA can reduce the risk of gallstones.
Source: Sleep and Breathing - July 7, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Risk of gallstones in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a nationwide observational cohort study.
CONCLUSION: The study shows a strong association between OSA and gallstones. Moreover, our findings suggest the requirement for survey and health education for gallstones in OSA and further studies to verify whether the treatment of OSA can reduce the risk of gallstones. PMID: 29980983 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sleep and Breathing - July 7, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Chen CH, Lin CL, Hsu CY, Kao CH Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research