Authors
Yul Hwangbo, Danbee Kang, Minwoong Kang, Saemina Kim, Eun Kyung Lee, Young Ae Kim, Yoon Jung Chang, Kui Son Choi, So-Youn Jung, Sang Myung Woo, Jin Seok Ahn, Sung Hoon Sim, Yun Soo Hong, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, Eliseo Guallar, Eun Sook Lee, Sun-Young Kong, Juhee Cho
Publication date
2018/8/1
Journal
JAMA oncology
Volume
4
Issue
8
Pages
1099-1105
Publisher
American Medical Association
Description
Importance
Diabetes is an established risk factor for developing cancer. A limited body of evidence also suggests that cancer can increase the risk of developing new cases of diabetes, but the evidence is inconclusive.
Objective
To evaluate whether the development of cancer is associated with increasing risk of subsequent diabetes.
Design, Setting, and Participants
This cohort study included a nationally representative sample of the Korean general population observed for up to 10 years (January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2013). A total of 524 089 men and women 20 to 70 years of age without diabetes and with no history of cancer at baseline were included.
Exposures
Incident cancer (time-varying exposure).
Main Outcomes and Measures
Incident type 2 diabetes using insurance claim codes.
Results
During 3 492 935.6 person-years of follow-up (median follow-up, 7.0 years) in 494 189 individuals (50.0% female …
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