Author Interviews, Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Neurology, Stroke / 21.08.2014
Recurrent Hypoglycemia Raises Stroke Risk in Kidney Disease Patients
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Prof. Chia-Huang Kao
From the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science
Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine and PET Center
Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science
China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?
Prof. Kao: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk for hypoglycemia; several factors are reported to contribute to hypoglycemia in these patients. However, most previous studies were limited by the relatively small number of patients with CKD included in the study by the exclusion of cases with CKD. In the present study, the incidence rate of hypoglycemia in patients with CKD was 4.5%, which is approximately twice the value noted in previous reports and multivariate analysis revealed a 2.53-fold increase in the risk of death for CKD patients with hypoglycemia after adjusting for related confounding factors including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and antidiabetic drugs.
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