The relationship between treatment for Strongyloides stercoralis infection and type 2 diabetes mellitus in an Australian Aboriginal population: a three-year cohort study
Hays, Russell, Giacomin, Paul, Olma, Lennart, Esterman, Adrian, and McDermott, Robyn (2017) The relationship between treatment for Strongyloides stercoralis infection and type 2 diabetes mellitus in an Australian Aboriginal population: a three-year cohort study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 134. pp. 8-16.
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Abstract
Aim: To determine the effect of treatment for Strongyloides stercoralis infection on type 2 diabetes mellitus in an Australian Aboriginal population.
Methods: A three-year cohort study of 259 Aboriginal adults living in northern Australia. Subjects were tested for S. stercoralis infection, diabetic status and HbA1c at recruitment. 92 subjects were ELISA positive for S. stercoralis and 91 were treated with two doses of ivermectin 0.2 mg/kg. Serological cure was assessed after 6 months and those who remained positive were retreated. All subjects then underwent the same testing at 3 years follow up.
Results: Follow up was successful in 80% of subjects. Eight new cases of T2DM were recorded, 7 in the treatment group and 1 in the non-treatment group (Unadjusted RR 7.71, CI 0.98-60.48, p = 0.052. Adjusted RR 5.45, CI 075-35.92, p = 0.093). In addition, worsening glycemic control (T2DM or newly diagnosed glucose intolerance) was recorded in 13 cases (10 treatment group, 3 non treatment. Adjusted RR 3.74, CI 1.06-13.20, p = 0.04). There was a significant improvement in glycemic control in the patients with pre-existing T2DM when treated for S. stercoralis compared to the non-treatment group (Diff. -1.03, p = 0.009).
Conclusion: This study demonstrated a differential effect of treatment for S. stercoralis on glucose metabolism in patients with and without T2DM. It showed a significant effect on the development of T2DM and glucose intolerance in those without T2DM, while improving glycemic control in subjects with pre-existing T2DM. Although numbers in this study are small, it suggests that larger studies may be of interest.
| Item ID: | 51885 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1872-8227 |
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| Additional Information: | A version of this publication was included as Chapter 6 of the following PhD thesis: Hays, Russell John (2018) Helminth infection and metabolic disease: Strongyloides stercoralis infection and type 2 diabetes mellitus in an Aboriginal community. PhD thesis, James Cook University, which is available Open Access in ResearchOnline@JCU. Please see the Related URLs for access. |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Dec 2017 07:37 |
| FoR Codes: | 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320208 Endocrinology @ 50% 45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4504 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing > 450417 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920104 Diabetes @ 50% 92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Determinants of Health @ 50% |
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