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Observational Study
. 2023 Mar;28(3):232-236.
doi: 10.1111/tmi.13853. Epub 2023 Jan 25.

Imported Strongyloides stercoralis infection and diabetes mellitus and other metabolic diseases: Is there any association?

Fernando Salvador  1   2 , Daniel Galvis  3 , Begoña Treviño  1   2 , Elena Sulleiro  2   4 , Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá  1   2 , Núria Serre-Delcor  1   2 , Lidia Goterris  4 , Mª Luisa Aznar  1   2 , Pau Bosch-Nicolau  1   2 , Inés Oliveira  1   2 , Juan Espinosa-Pereiro  1 , Diana Pou  1   2 , Israel Molina  1   2
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Observational Study

Imported Strongyloides stercoralis infection and diabetes mellitus and other metabolic diseases: Is there any association?

Fernando Salvador et al. Trop Med Int Health. 2023 Mar.
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Abstract

Objectives: Strongyloidiasis is a nematode infection caused by Strongyloides stercoralis. Previous studies have addressed the possibility of the parasite to establish a complex relationship with the host that could affect the risk of developing diabetes mellitus or modify its presentation. This study aims to evaluate the potential impact of strongyloidiasis in diabetes mellitus and other metabolic diseases.

Methods: Case-control observational retrospective study that included 95 S. stercoralis-infected patients and 83 non-infected individuals. Epidemiological and clinical variables were retrieved from medical records, and a statistical analysis was carried out to explore any association between strongyloidiasis and diabetes mellitus and other metabolic diseases.

Results: Most of the patients were men (99, 55.60%) with a mean age of 42.53 ± SD 14 years. Twelve (6.70%) patients were diabetic; 30 (16.90%) presented arterial hypertension; 28 (15.70%) had dyslipidaemia; and 10 (5.60%) had thyroid pathology. When comparing patients with strongyloidiasis and uninfected patients, no differences were found regarding diabetes mellitus or other metabolic diseases.

Conclusions: The results obtained in the present study do not confirm any type of association between strongyloidiasis and diabetes mellitus or other metabolic diseases.

Keywords: Strongyloides stercoralis; diabetes mellitus; strongyloidiasis.

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