Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data.

This population-based cohort study investigated the risk of developing peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in patients with Bell's palsy.We used longitudinal claims data of health insurance of Taiwan to identify 5,152 patients with Bell's palsy newly diagnosed in 2000-2010 and a c...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li-Syue Liou, Chih-Ya Chang, Hsuan-Ju Chen, Chun-Hung Tseng, Cheng-Yu Chen, Fung-Chang Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5720702?pdf=render
_version_ 1818153058941534208
author Li-Syue Liou
Chih-Ya Chang
Hsuan-Ju Chen
Chun-Hung Tseng
Cheng-Yu Chen
Fung-Chang Sung
author_facet Li-Syue Liou
Chih-Ya Chang
Hsuan-Ju Chen
Chun-Hung Tseng
Cheng-Yu Chen
Fung-Chang Sung
author_sort Li-Syue Liou
collection DOAJ
description This population-based cohort study investigated the risk of developing peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in patients with Bell's palsy.We used longitudinal claims data of health insurance of Taiwan to identify 5,152 patients with Bell's palsy newly diagnosed in 2000-2010 and a control cohort of 20,608 patients without Bell's palsy matched by propensity score. Incidence and hazard ratio (HR) of PAOD were assessed by the end of 2013.The incidence of PAOD was approximately 1.5 times greater in the Bell's palsy group than in the non-Bell's palsy controls (7.75 vs. 4.99 per 1000 person-years). The Cox proportional hazards regression analysis measured adjusted HR was 1.54 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.35-1.76) for the Bell's palsy group compared to the non-Bell's palsy group, after adjusting for sex, age, occupation, income and comorbidities. Men were at higher risk of PAOD than women in the Bell's palsy group, but not in the controls. The incidence of PAOD increased with age in both groups, but the Bell's palsy group to control group HR of PAOD decreased as age increased. The systemic steroid treatment reduced 13% of PAOD hazard for Bell's palsy patients, compared to those without the treatment, but not significant.Bell's palsy appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing PAOD. Further pathophysiologic, histopathology and immunologic research is required to explore the underlying biologic mechanism.
first_indexed 2024-12-11T14:04:35Z
format Article
id doaj.art-0278e82904d1408c93a5faade9dd4978
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1932-6203
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-11T14:04:35Z
publishDate 2017-01-01
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
record_format Article
series PLoS ONE
spelling doaj.art-0278e82904d1408c93a5faade9dd49782022-12-22T01:03:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-011212e018898210.1371/journal.pone.0188982Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data.Li-Syue LiouChih-Ya ChangHsuan-Ju ChenChun-Hung TsengCheng-Yu ChenFung-Chang SungThis population-based cohort study investigated the risk of developing peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in patients with Bell's palsy.We used longitudinal claims data of health insurance of Taiwan to identify 5,152 patients with Bell's palsy newly diagnosed in 2000-2010 and a control cohort of 20,608 patients without Bell's palsy matched by propensity score. Incidence and hazard ratio (HR) of PAOD were assessed by the end of 2013.The incidence of PAOD was approximately 1.5 times greater in the Bell's palsy group than in the non-Bell's palsy controls (7.75 vs. 4.99 per 1000 person-years). The Cox proportional hazards regression analysis measured adjusted HR was 1.54 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.35-1.76) for the Bell's palsy group compared to the non-Bell's palsy group, after adjusting for sex, age, occupation, income and comorbidities. Men were at higher risk of PAOD than women in the Bell's palsy group, but not in the controls. The incidence of PAOD increased with age in both groups, but the Bell's palsy group to control group HR of PAOD decreased as age increased. The systemic steroid treatment reduced 13% of PAOD hazard for Bell's palsy patients, compared to those without the treatment, but not significant.Bell's palsy appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing PAOD. Further pathophysiologic, histopathology and immunologic research is required to explore the underlying biologic mechanism.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5720702?pdf=render
spellingShingle Li-Syue Liou
Chih-Ya Chang
Hsuan-Ju Chen
Chun-Hung Tseng
Cheng-Yu Chen
Fung-Chang Sung
Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data.
PLoS ONE
title Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data.
title_full Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data.
title_fullStr Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data.
title_full_unstemmed Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data.
title_short Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data.
title_sort increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with bell s palsy using population data
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5720702?pdf=render
work_keys_str_mv AT lisyueliou increasedriskofperipheralarterialocclusivediseaseinpatientswithbellspalsyusingpopulationdata
AT chihyachang increasedriskofperipheralarterialocclusivediseaseinpatientswithbellspalsyusingpopulationdata
AT hsuanjuchen increasedriskofperipheralarterialocclusivediseaseinpatientswithbellspalsyusingpopulationdata
AT chunhungtseng increasedriskofperipheralarterialocclusivediseaseinpatientswithbellspalsyusingpopulationdata
AT chengyuchen increasedriskofperipheralarterialocclusivediseaseinpatientswithbellspalsyusingpopulationdata
AT fungchangsung increasedriskofperipheralarterialocclusivediseaseinpatientswithbellspalsyusingpopulationdata