Medical comorbidity in narcolepsy: findings from the burden of narcolepsy disease (BOND) study

Highlights • Medical claims were used to evaluate comorbidities in 9,312 narcolepsy subjects. • Comparisons were made using claims from a group of 46,559 matched controls. • All comorbidities studied were significantly more prevalent in narcolepsy patients. • The only exceptions were perinatal and p...

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Published inSleep medicine Vol. 33; pp. 13 - 18
Main Authors Black, J, MD, Reaven, NL, Funk, SE, McGaughey, K, PhD, Ohayon, MM, MD, DSc, PhD, Guilleminault, C, MD, DPhil, Ruoff, C, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.2017
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Summary:Highlights • Medical claims were used to evaluate comorbidities in 9,312 narcolepsy subjects. • Comparisons were made using claims from a group of 46,559 matched controls. • All comorbidities studied were significantly more prevalent in narcolepsy patients. • The only exceptions were perinatal and pregnancy/childbirth-related comorbidities. • Anxiety and depression were the comorbidities with the greatest excess prevalence.
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ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2016.04.004