Risk of incident hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia after first posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis: A nationwide cohort study in Taiwan

Ching-En Lin; Chi-Hsiang Chung; Li-Fen Chen; Ching-Hui You; Wu-Chien Chien; Po-Han Chou

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.03.004

Risk of incident hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia after first posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis: A nationwide cohort study in Taiwan

Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2019 May-Jun:58:59-66. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.03.004. Epub 2019 Mar 19.

Authors

Ching-En Lin¹, Chi-Hsiang Chung², Li-Fen Chen³, Ching-Hui You⁴, Wu-Chien Chien⁵, Po-Han Chou⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwanese Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁵ Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwanese Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: chienwu@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Biological Optimal Imaging Lab, Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. Electronic address: phchou1980@gmail.com.

PMID: 30925303
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.03.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus / diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*
Dyslipidemias / diagnosis
Dyslipidemias / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis
Hypertension / epidemiology*
Incidence
Male
Metabolic Syndrome / diagnosis
Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology*
Middle Aged
Risk
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology*
Taiwan