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Influenza Vaccination Is Associated With Reduced Cardiovascular Mortality in Adults With Diabetes: A Nationwide Cohort Study

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Modin, D., Claggett, B., Køber, L., Schou, M., Jensen, J. U. S., Solomon, S. D., ... & Torp-Pedersen, C.

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Modin, D., Claggett, B., Køber, L., Schou, M., Jensen, J. U. S., Solomon, S. D., ... & Torp-Pedersen, C. 2020. Influenza Vaccination Is Associated With Reduced Cardiovascular Mortality in Adults With Diabetes: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Diabetes Care. 43(9).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Vaccination may reduce the risk of chronic diseases or other conditions that have been linked to vaccine-preventable diseases.

In patients with diabetes, influenza vaccination was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause death, cardiovascular death, and death from acute myocardial infarction (heart attacks) or stroke. The analysis included medical records from 241,551 adult patients in Denmark across nine consecutive influenza seasons (2007 to 2016). Influenza vaccination was associated with a reduced risk for being admitted to the hospital with diabetes-related complications, like diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, or coma.