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Baumert, J.J. ; Meisinger, C. ; Lukaschek, K. ; Emeny, R.T. ; Rückert, I.-M. ; Kruse, J.* ; Ladwig, K.-H.

A pattern of unspecific somatic symptoms as long-term premonitory signs of type 2 diabetes: Findings from the population-based MONICA/KORA cohort study, 1984-2009.

BMC Endocr. Disord. 14:87 (2014)

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BACKGROUND: Unspecific symptoms often proceed a serious chronic disease condition long before the onset of the disease. The role of an unspecific premonitory symptom (UPMS) pattern as premonitory signs of subsequent type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) diagnosis independent of established cardio-metabolic risk factors is unclear and therefore was examined in the present study. METHODS: The study population consisted of 10,566 participants aged 25-74 years at baseline drawn from the population-based MONICA/KORA Cohort Study conducted in 1984-2009 in the Augsburg region (Germany). Unspecific premonitory symptoms were assessed following the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8). The impact of the score on T2DM risk within a mean follow-up time of 16 years was estimated by Cox regression. RESULTS: Within follow-up, 974 newly diagnosed T2DM cases were observed. The risk for T2DM increased by a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.03 (95% CI 1.01-1.04, p value < 0.001) for a one unit increase of the UPMS score in a Cox model adjusted for age, sex and survey. Additional adjustment for cardio-metabolic risk factors attenuated this effect (HR = 1.02) but significance remained (p value = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Suffering from an elevated burden of unspecific somatic symptoms is associated with T2DM long before the onset and independent of established cardio-metabolic risk factors. Further research is needed to obtain insight in potential underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Cohort Study ; General Population ; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ; Unspecific Premonitory Symptom Pattern

ISSN (print) / ISBN 1472-6823

e-ISSN 1472-6823

Journal BMC Endocrine Disorders

Quellenangaben Volume: 14, Article Number: 87

Publisher BioMed Central

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Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology II (EPI2)