Deischinger et al [
[1]
] have shown that diabetes is associated with 1.4-fold greater risk of venous thromboembolism
(VTE) and that the risk in females was greater than for men. An acknowledged limitation
in this study was that they were unable to differentiate type 1 and type 2 diabetes
mellitus [
- Deischinger C.
- Dervic E.
- Nopp S.
- Kaleta M.
- Klimek P.
- Kautzky-Willer A.
Diabetes mellitus is associated with a higher relative risk for venous thromboembolism
in females than in males.
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2
,
3
]. We recently reported that the unadjusted risk for VTE in type 1 diabetes (T1D) was
lower than for type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, after adjustment for sex, age, and
contraception or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use, the risk of VTE was increased
in T1D (HR 1.46, 95% CI 1.11–1.92), but not with T2D (hazard ratio 1.06, 95% confidence
interval 0.98–1.14). This goes against the historic view that T2D carried a greater
risk, possibly underpinned by insulin resistance [
4
,
5
]. Previous studies have shown sex differences in VTE risk with females having a two-
to threefold higher risk of a first VTE during potential childbearing years attributed
to hormonal factors such as contraceptive use and pregnancy. VTE associated with pregnancy
has distinct ICD-10 codes (O22, O87) which were not included in this study and this
may have led to under-estimation of any potential sex difference in younger adults
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[6]
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Publication history
Published online: February 02, 2023
Accepted:
January 27,
2023
Received:
January 23,
2023
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