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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
卷 106, 期 7, 页码 E2759-E2768出版社
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab096
关键词
death; adrenal crisis; adrenal failure; Addison's disease; Hypopituitarism
资金
- Scholarship in Commemoration of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 90th Birthday
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for NW London
Mortality risk is higher in adrenal insufficiency patients, especially in primary cases, with cardiovascular disease being the major cause of death, while infections are also significant contributors. Adrenal crisis plays a common role in mortality, urging early education for prompt treatment and prevention strategies.
Context: Mortality data in patients with adrenal insufficiency are inconsistent, possibly due to temporal and geographical differences between patients and their reference populations. Objective: To compare mortality risk and causes of death in adrenal insufficiency with an individually matched reference population. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was done using a UK general practitioner database (CPRD). A total of 6821 patients with adrenal insufficiency (primary, 2052; secondary, 3948) were compared with 67564 individually-matched controls (primary, 20366; secondary, 39134). Main outcomes were all-cause and cause-specific mortality, and hospital admission from adrenal crisis. Results: With follow-up of 40 799 and 406 899 person-years for patients and controls respectively, the hazard ratio (HR [95% CI]) for all-cause mortality was 1.68 [1.58-1.77]. HRs were greater in primary (1.83 [1.66-2.02]) than in secondary (1.52 [1.40-1.64]) disease; primary versus secondary disease (1.16 [1.03-1.30]). The leading cause of death was cardiovascular disease (HR 1.54 [1.32-1.80]), along with malignant neoplasms and respiratory disease. Deaths from infection were also relatively high (HR 4.00 [2.15-7.46]). Adrenal crisis contributed to 10% of all deaths. In the first 2 years following diagnosis, the patients' mortality rate and hospitalization from adrenal crisis were higher than in later years. Conclusion: Mortality was increased in adrenal insufficiency, especially primary, even with individual matching and was observed early in the disease course. Cardiovascular disease was the major cause but mortality from infection was also high. Adrenal crisis was a common contributor. Early education for prompt treatment of infections and avoidance of adrenal crisis hold potential to reduce mortality.
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