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
Subjects
Adult
Claims data
Comorbidity
Comorbidity - trends
Cost of Illness
Databases, Factual
Depression - complications
Depression - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Insurance Claim Review
Male
Middle Aged
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy - complications
Narcolepsy - diagnosis
Narcolepsy - epidemiology
Neurology
Polysomnography - methods
Prevalence
Retrospective
Retrospective Studies
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology
Sleep Medicine
United States - epidemiology
Narcolepsy
Comorbidity
Claims data
Retrospective
CCS
OR
CCSM
HCUP
AHRQ
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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