Clinical analysis of gender and pre-existing diabetes mellitus in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: A retrospective study in a Japanese population

This study clarifies the involvement of gender and pre-existing diabetes mellitus (DM) in the clinical characteristics of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). The clinical records of patients diagnosed with PMR in our department between January 2011 and June 2021, especially in terms of gender and DM were...

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Published in:Modern rheumatology 2023-01, Vol.33 (1), p.182-186
Main Authors: Horai, Yoshiro, Otsuka, Mizuna, Kawahara, Chieko, Iwanaga, Nozomi, Yamasaki, Yusuke, Watanobe, Taro, Yasui, Junichi, Saishoji, Yusuke, Torisu, Yuichi, Mori, Takahiro, Mori, Hideki, Izumi, Yasumori, Kawakami, Atsushi
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Language:English
Subjects:
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
East Asian People
Female
Giant Cell Arteritis - complications
Humans
Male
Polymyalgia Rheumatica - complications
Polymyalgia Rheumatica - diagnosis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:This study clarifies the involvement of gender and pre-existing diabetes mellitus (DM) in the clinical characteristics of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). The clinical records of patients diagnosed with PMR in our department between January 2011 and June 2021, especially in terms of gender and DM were retrospectively analysed. We identified 89 patients with the median age of 75.37 cases were men and 52 cases were women. Pre-existing DM was found in 21 patients (23.6%). Male PMR patients exhibited a higher complication rate of pre-existing DM and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels at diagnosis (p = .04 and p 
ISSN:1439-7595
1439-7609
DOI:10.1093/mr/roac012