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Objectives: An inverse relationship between education and cardiovascular risk has been described, however, the combined association of education, income, and neighborhood socioeconomic status with macrovascular disease is less clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of educational level, equivalent household income and area deprivation with macrovascular disease in Germany.
Methods: Cross-sectional data from two representative German population-based studies, SHIP-TREND (n = 3,731) and KORA-F4 (n = 2,870), were analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression models were applied to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the association between socioeconomic determinants and macrovascular disease (defined as self-reported myocardial infarction or stroke).
Results: The study showed a higher odds of prevalent macrovascular disease in men with low and middle educational level compared to men with high education. Area deprivation and equivalent income were not related to myocardial infarction or stroke in any of the models.
Conclusion: Educational level, but not income or area deprivation, is significantly related to the macrovascular disease in men. Effective prevention of macrovascular disease should therefore start with investing in individual education.
Einleitung: Vorhofflimmern (VHF) ist eine Herzrhythmusstörung, die mit einem 5-fach erhöhten Risiko thromboembolischer Schlaganfälle und einen 1,5-fach erhöhten Risiko eines tödlichen Schlaganfalls einhergeht. Internationale und eine nationale Auswertung von Routinedaten zeigen, dass ein hoher Anteil (>50%) der Patienten mit VHF keine ausreichende orale Antikoagulation (OAK) erhält. Fragestellung: Primäres Ziel der Studie ist es, die Verordnungsqualität/Leitlinienadhärenz der Verordnung von OAK bei Patienten mit VHF zu untersuchen und Routinedaten der kassenärztlichen Vereinigung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (KV-MV) mit direkt in der Praxis erhoben Daten zu vergleichen. Sekundäres Ziel ist die Erfassung von Gründen für Nichtverordnung einer OAK. Untersuchungshypothese: Die Nutzung von Qualitätsindikatoren auf Basis von Routinedaten führt zu einer systematischen Unterschätzung der Leitlinienadhärenz bei VHF. Methode: Für eine Querschnittstudie wurden mit der Praxissoftware Patienten mit VHF (ICD I48.-) in 29 aus 182 angeschriebenen Hausarztpraxen in Vorpommern (Teilnahmerate 16%) identifiziert. Daten zur Demographie, Medikation und Komorbidität im Zeitraum von 7/2011-6/2012 wurden aus der Dokumentation extrahiert und anhand eines strukturierten Fragebogens mit dem Arzt ergänzt. Es wurde eine rohe und eine adjustierte OAK-Verordnungsrate unter Berücksichtigung bestehender Kontraindikationen und weiterer Indikatoren leitliniengerechter Versorgung ermittelt. Ergebnisse: Anhand der Praxisdaten wurden 927 Patienten (54% Männer) und auf Basis der Routinedaten 1247 Patienten (52% Männer) mit VHF identifiziert. Für beide Patientengruppen betrug das Durchschnittsalter 75 Jahre (SD=10). Häufigste Komorbiditäten in beiden Patientengruppen waren arterielle Hypertonie, Gefäßerkrankungen, Diabetes mellitus und Herzinsuffizienz. Eine leitliniengestützte Indikation zur OAK lag anhand der Praxisdaten bei 93% und auf Basis der Routinedaten bei 91% der Patienten vor. Ein erhöhtes Blutungsrisiko entsprechend eines HAS-BLED-Scores ≥ 3 lag anhand der Praxisdaten bei 440 Patienten (47%) und auf Basis der Routinedaten bei 30 Patienten vor (2%). 69% der Patienten erhielten anhand der Praxisdaten eine OAK mit Phenprocoumon. 5% der Patienten erhielten ein nOAK und 32% Thrombozytenaggregationshemmer oder Heparin. Die rohe Gesamt-OAK-Verordnungsrate betrug 69%. Die rohe mittlere Behandlungsrate für eine OAK mit Phenprocoumon pro Arztpraxis betrug 71% (SD=16,6). Nach Berücksichtigung von Diagnosesicherheit, leitliniengestützter Indikation zur OAK, individueller Kontraindikationen einschließlich eines erhöhten Blutungsrisikos sowie alternativer leitliniengerechter medikamentöser Therapien lag eine adjustierte Gesamt-OAK-Verordnungsrate von 90% vor. Die mittlere adjustierte Gesamt-OAK-Verordnungsrate pro Arztpraxis betrug 91% (SD=8,3). Auf Basis der Routinedaten lag eine rohe Gesamt-OAK-Verordnungsrate von 61% vor. Die mittlere rohe Behandlungsrate für eine OAK mit Phenprocoumon pro Arztpraxis betrug 66% (SD=15,4). Nach Berücksichtigung der leitliniengestützten Indikation zur OAK und der Kontraindikation eines erhöhten Blutungsrisikos waren auf Basis der Routinedaten 63% der Patienten mit einer OAK versorgt. Dies entsprach einer mittleren Behandlungsrate für eine OAK pro Arztpraxis von 67% (SD=15,2). Häufigste Gründe für die Nichtverordnung einer OAK waren Sturzgefährdung, Demenz und ein erhöhtes Blutungsrisiko. Diskussion: Ein hoher Anteil der Patienten mit VHF wird leitliniengerecht antikoaguliert. Es liegt eine deutliche Diskrepanz zwischen roher und adjustierter OAK-Verordnungsrate vor. Diese ist insbesondere auf eine ungenügende Abbildung individueller Kontraindikationen und Komorbiditäten zurückzuführen. Aufgrund dieser Limitation führen Qualitätsindikatoren auf Basis von rohen Praxis- oder Routinedaten zu einer systematischen Unterschätzung der Leitlinienadhärenz. Eine mögliche Überversorgung im Bereich eines niedrigen Schlaganfallrisikos ist nicht auszuschließen. Anhand dieser Studie wäre ein OAK-Verordnungsrate auf Basis der Routinedaten pro Praxis zwischen 60% und 70% ein sinnvoller Zielbereich für einen Qualitätsindikator, um die Versorgungsqualität in Bezug auf die Leitlinienadhärenz gut abzubilden.
Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit erfolgte ein direkter Head-to-Head-Vergleich von ausgewählten Assessmentinstrumenten zur Ergebniserfassung von Heilverfahren bei Wirbelsäulenerkrankungen am Beispielkollektiv von Patienten mit traumatisch bedingter Fraktur eines Wirbels beziehungsweise zweier benachbarter Wirbel.
Die Studie war als prospektive, multizentrische Beobachtungsstudie über zwei Erhebungszeitpunkte konzipiert. Die Datenerhebung fand im Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin und in der BG-Unfallklinik Duisburg statt.
Die Patienten erhielten ein Fragebogenset, welches neben dem Indexinstrument EQ-5D als weitere Vertreter generischer Instrumente den SF-36 und das NHP sowie die spezifischen Instrumente FFbH-R, ODQ und RMDQ enthielt.
Um die geeignetste Methodik für Fragestellungen der rehabilitationswissenschaftlichen Forschung zu eruieren, aber auch Empfehlungen für die Auswahl von zur Routinedokumentation tauglichen Instrumenten zu generieren, wurden die genannten Instrumente hinsichtlich ihrer psychometrischen Eigenschaften analysiert. Betrachtet wurden hierbei die Verteilungseigenschaften (% Boden- und Deckeneffekte), die Praktikabilität (% fehlende Werte auf Skalenebene), die Änderungssensitivität anhand von t-Tests für gepaarte Stichproben und Effektgrößemaßen (standardisierte Mittelwertdifferenz, Effektgröße), die Reliabilität (Cronbach-Alpha) und die kriterienbezogene Validität mittels der Analyse der Pearson-Korrelationen.
Alle untersuchten spezifischen Fragebogen (FFbH-R, ODQ, RMDQ) sind zur Erfassung von patientenberichteten Outcomeparametern bei Wirbelkörperfrakturen geeignet und zeichnen ein ähnliches Bild der gesundheitsbezogenen Lebensqualität. Alle Instrumente sind in deutscher Sprache validiert, praktikabel und bilden Veränderungen im Zeitverlauf ab. Gleichwohl keines der Instrumente als allgemein überlegen erschien, kristallisierte sich der FFbH-R als besonders vorteilhaft raus. Hohe Praktikabilität sowohl für Probanden als auch für Anwender lassen ein breites Anwendungsspektrum zu.
Alle untersuchten generischen Instrumente (SF-36, NHP, EQ-5D) sind ebenfalls prinzipiell zur Erfassung des Gesundheitsstatus geeignet, wobei jedoch die analysierten Kennwerte hinter denen der spezifischen Instrumente zurückbleiben. Sie erfüllen die Standards der international geforderten Gütekriterien psychometrischer Methodik. Anhand der vorliegenden Analysen erscheint der SF-36 als günstigere Option eines Profilinstrumentes vor dem NHP. Der EQ-5D als einzig eingesetztes Indexinstrument zeigte kontinuierlich positive Eigenschaften.
Die gesundheitsbezogene Lebensqualität als ein derart komplexes Konstrukt ist nicht mittels eines einzelnen Maßes allumfassend zu beschreiben. Es gilt abhängig vom Untersuchungsziel ein Instrumentarium auszuwählen, welches sowohl den Gesundheitsstatus hinreichend operationalisiert als sich auch nach den praktischen Aspekten der geplanten Datenerhebung ausrichtet.
Eine Kombination verschiedener Instrumente ist erfolgversprechend. Für gesundheitsökonomische Analysen ist der Einsatz eines präferenzbasierten Indexinstrumentes unerlässlich. In der Bearbeitung verletzungsübergreifender Fragestellungen eignet sich ein generisches Instrument. Sobald das Patientenkollektiv hinsichtlich des Beschwerdebildes vergleichbar ist, sollte unweigerlich zusätzlich ein spezifisches Instrument eingesetzt werden.
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic and the imposed lockdowns severely affected routine care in general and specialized physician practices.
Objective
To describe the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physician services provision and disease recognition in German physician practices and perceived causes for the observed changes.
Design
Observational study based on medical record data and survey data of general practitioners and specialists' practices.
Participants
996 general practitioners (GPs) and 798 specialist practices, who documented 6.1 million treatment cases for medical record data analyses and 645 physicians for survey data analyses.
Main measures
Within the medical record data, consultations, specialist referrals, hospital admissions, and documented diagnoses were extracted for the pandemic (March 2020–September 2021) and compared to corresponding pre-pandemic months in 2019. The additional online survey was used to assess changes in practice management during the COVID-19 pandemic and physicians' perceived main causes of affected primary and specialized care provision.
Main results
Hospital admissions (GPs: −22% vs. specialists: −16%), specialist referrals (−6 vs. −3%) and recognized diseases (−9 vs. −8%) significantly decreased over the pandemic. GPs consultations initially decreased (2020: −7%) but compensated at the end of 2021 (+3%), while specialists' consultation did not (−2%). Physicians saw changes in patient behavior, like appointment cancellation, as the main cause of the decrease. Contrary to this, they also mentioned substantial modifications of practice management, like reduced (nursing) home visits (41%) and opening hours (40%), suspended checkups (43%), and delayed consultations for high-risk patients (71%).
Conclusion
The pandemic left its mark on primary and specialized healthcare provision and its utilization. Both patient behavior and organizational changes in practice management may have caused decreased and non-compensation of services. Evaluating the long-term effect on patient outcomes and identifying potential improvements are vital to better prepare for future pandemic waves.
The Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphism (rs429358 and rs7412) shows a well-established association with lipid profiles, but its effect on cardiovascular disease is still conflicting. Therefore, we examined the association of different APOE alleles with common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT), carotid plaques, incident myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke. We analyzed data from 3327 participants aged 20–79 years of the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) from Northeast Germany with a median follow-up time of 14.5 years. Linear, logistic, and Cox-regression models were used to assess the associations of the APOE polymorphism with CCA-IMT, carotid plaques, incident MI and stroke, respectively. In our study, the APOE E2 allele was associated with lower CCA-IMT at baseline compared to E3 homozygotes (β: − 0.02 [95% CI − 0.04, − 0.004]). Over the follow-up, 244 MI events and 218 stroke events were observed. APOE E2 and E4 allele were not associated with incident MI (E2 HR: 1.06 [95% CI 0.68, 1.66]; E4 HR: 1.03 [95% CI 0.73, 1.45]) and incident stroke (E2 HR: 0.79 [95% CI 0.48, 1.30]; E4 HR: 0.96 [95% CI 0.66, 1.38]) in any of the models adjusting for potential confounders. However, the positive association between CCA-IMT and incident MI was more pronounced in E2 carriers than E3 homozygotes. Thus, our study suggests that while APOE E2 allele may predispose individuals to lower CCA-IMT, E2 carriers may be more prone to MI than E3 homozygotes as the CCA-IMT increases. APOE E4 allele had no effect on CCA-IMT, plaques, MI or stroke.
Obesity and diabetes have reached epidemic proportions and have emerged as massive public health problems globally. The etiology of both obesity and diabetes are related, multifactorial, highly complex, and involves interplay of genetic, environmental, socio-economic and physiological factors, which calls for a more extensive research in understanding the risk factors and biological pathways. Hence, this dissertation contributed in part to understanding the role of iron markers in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the role of intrauterine hyperglycemia in influencing the risk of offspring obesity along with investigating potential pathways.
In the first part of my dissertation, the associations of iron markers (ferritin and transferrin) with type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome were investigated using the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania. The present analyses were based on 3,232 participants aged 20-81 years with a follow-up time of nearly 11 years. The results suggest that serum ferritin concentrations were associated with a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome in the total population as well as in men. However, the effects of serum ferritin on incident type 2 diabetes mellitus were observed only in women, while the effects on incident metabolic syndrome were seen in the total population. Serum ferritin is also known to reflect systemic inflammation or hepatic dysfunction in addition to increased iron stores. Hence, upon further analyses, the associations were found to be attenuated after adjustment for hepatic enzymes but not after adjustment for inflammation. Transferrin was not associated with any of the outcomes. Thus, our study provides evidence for a link between the iron marker ferritin and type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome, although the association seemed to vary by sex. Moreover, hepatic dysfunction seems likely to be in the pathway between ferritin and type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.
In the second part of my dissertation, the association between maternal hyperglycemia and the risk of offspring overweight and obesity were investigated using three different cohorts: TEDDY, TEENDIAB and BABYDIAB/BABYDIET. The present analyses were based on a total of 8,103 children who were followed until 6 years of age in TEDDY study and until 18 years of age in TEENDIAB and BABYDIAB/BABYDIET studies. The dissertation revealed that maternal hyperglycemia in general may be associated with increased risk for childhood overweight and obesity, and that the association gets stronger as children grow older, with the risk being clearly evident at late childhood and adolescence. Moreover, this dissertation adds that this association can be driven by different pathways based on the type of maternal diabetes to which the offspring was exposed. The association of maternal gestational diabetes mellitus with offspring overweight can be largely explained by the confounding influence of maternal BMI, whereas the association of maternal type 1 diabetes mellitus with offspring overweight can be substantially explained by birthweight in all three studies. In our attempt to understand biological pathways at a cellular level, we found that the offspring metabolome was unlikely to be in the causal pathway between maternal type 1 diabetes mellitus and overweight, because this association could not be explained by any of the potentially relevant metabolites.
To conclude, this dissertation acknowledges the fact that prevention and early intervention of obesity and diabetes is of paramount importance to lessen the impact of these public health problems. Thus, our findings of the role of ferritin in increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus/ metabolic syndrome and the role of intrauterine hyperglycemia in increasing the risk of offspring overweight helped to identify particular risk groups who may need closer attention with respect to prevention of obesity and diabetes.
Context: 3,5-Diiodo-<smlcap>L</smlcap>-thyronine (3,5-T<sub>2</sub>) is a thyroid hormone metabolite which exhibited versatile effects in rodent models, including the prevention of insulin resistance or hepatic steatosis typically forced by a high-fat diet. With respect to euthyroid humans, we recently observed a putative link between serum 3,5-T<sub>2</sub> and glucose but not lipid metabolism. Objective: The aim of the present study was to widely screen the urine metabolome for associations with serum 3,5-T<sub>2</sub> concentrations in healthy individuals. Study Design and Methods: Urine metabolites of 715 euthyroid participants of the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP-TREND) were analyzed by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR spectroscopy. Multinomial logistic and multivariate linear regression models were used to detect associations between urine metabolites and serum 3,5-T<sub>2</sub> concentrations. Results: Serum 3,5-T<sub>2</sub> concentrations were positively associated with urinary levels of trigonelline, pyroglutamate, acetone and hippurate. In detail, the odds for intermediate or suppressed serum 3,5-T<sub>2</sub> concentrations doubled owing to a 1-standard deviation (SD) decrease in urine trigonelline levels, or increased by 29-50% in relation to a 1-SD decrease in urine pyroglutamate, acetone and hippurate levels. Conclusion: Our findings in humans confirmed the metabolic effects of circulating 3,5-T<sub>2</sub> on glucose and lipid metabolism, oxidative stress and enhanced drug metabolism as postulated before based on interventional pharmacological studies in rodents. Of note, 3,5-T<sub>2</sub> exhibited a unique urinary metabolic profile distinct from previously published results for the classical thyroid hormones.
Background: Patients of geriatrics are often treated by several health care providers at the same time. The spatial, informational, and organizational separation of these health care providers can hinder the effective treatment of these patients.
Objective: This study aimed to develop a regional health information exchange (HIE) system to improve HIE in geriatric treatment. This study also evaluated the usability of the regional HIE system and sought to identify barriers to and facilitators of its implementation.
Methods: The development of the regional HIE system followed the community-based participatory research approach. The primary outcomes were the usability of the regional HIE system, expected implementation barriers and facilitators, and the quality of the developmental process. Data were collected and analyzed using a mixed methods approach.
Results: A total of 3 focus regions were identified, 22 geriatric health care providers participated in the development of the regional HIE system, and 11 workshops were conducted between October 2019 and September 2020. In total, 12 participants responded to a questionnaire. The main results were that the regional HIE system should support the exchange of assessments, diagnoses, medication, assistive device supply, and social information. The regional HIE system was expected to be able to improve the quality and continuity of care. In total, 5 adoption facilitators were identified. The main points were adaptability of the regional HIE system to local needs, availability to different patient groups and treatment documents, web-based design, trust among the users, and computer literacy. A total of 13 barriers to adoption were identified. The main expected barriers to implementation were lack of resources, interoperability issues, computer illiteracy, lack of trust, privacy concerns, and ease-of-use issues.
Conclusions: Participating health care professionals shared similar motivations for developing the regional HIE system, including improved quality of care, reduction of unnecessary examinations, and more effective health care provision. An overly complicated registration process for health care professionals and the patients’ free choice of their health care providers hinder the effectiveness of the regional HIE system, resulting in incomplete patient health information. However, the web-based design of the system bridges interoperability problems that exist owing to the different technical and organizational structures of the health care facilities involved. The regional HIE system is better accepted by health care professionals who are already engaged in an interdisciplinary, geriatric-focused network. This might indicate that pre-existing cross-organizational structures and processes are prerequisites for using HIE systems. The participatory design supports the development of technologies that are adaptable to regional needs. Health care providers are interested in participating in the development of an HIE system, but they often lack the required time, knowledge, and resources.
SummaryBackground: According to the literature, ductoscopy is gaining increasing importance in the diagnosis of intraductal anomalies in cases of pathologic nipple discharge. In a multicenter study, the impact of this method was assessed in comparison with that of standard diagnostics. Patients and Methods: Between 09/2006 and 05/2009, a total of 214 patients from 7 German breast centers were included. All patients underwent elective ductoscopy and subsequent ductal excision because of pathologic nipple discharge. Ductoscopy was compared with the following standard diagnostics: breast sonography, mammography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), galactography, cytologic nipple swab, and ductal lavage cytology. The histological and imaging results were compared and contrasted to the results obtained from the nipple swab and cytologic assessment. Results: Sonography had the highest (82.9%) sensitivity, followed by MRI (82.5%), galactography (81.3%), ductoscopy (71.2%), lavage cytology (57.8%), mammography (57.1%), and nipple swab (22.8%). Nipple swabs had the highest (85.5%) specificity, followed by lavage cytology (85.2%), ductoscopy (49.4%), galactography (44.4%), mammography (33.3%), sonography (17.9%), and MRI (11.8%). Conclusion: Currently, ductoscopy provides a direct intraoperative visualization of intraductal lesions. Sensitivity and specificity are similar to those of standard diagnostics. The technique supports selective duct excision, in contrast to the unselective technique according to Urban. Therefore, ductoscopy extends the interventional/diagnostic armamentarium.