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Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Peripheral Neuropathies among Diabetic Patients at Tertiary Hospital in the Kilimanjaro Region: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study from North-Eastern Tanzania
المؤلفون المشاركون
Shao, Elichilia
Lyaruu, Isaack
Howlett, William P.
Dekker, Marieke C. J.
Chamba, Nyasatu G.
Amour, Ahlam A.
Kayandabila, Johnstone
المصدر
International Journal of Endocrinology
العدد
المجلد 2019، العدد 2019 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2019)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2019-06-04
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Objective.
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and may progress to diabetic foot, which frequently leads to amputation and/or disability and death.
Data is scanty on the burden of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Tanzania.
The aim of this study was to assess the burden of peripheral neuropathy, its severity, and the associated factors.
Methods.
The study was a cross-sectional hospital-based study and was carried out from October 2017 to March 2018 among adolescent and adult patients attending Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) diabetes clinic.
Results.
A total of 327 diabetic patients, females n=215 (65.7%) and males n=121 (34.3%), were included in the study.
The mean age was 57.2 yrs.
A total of 238 (72%) had type 2 and 89 (27.2%) had type1 DM.
The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy was 72.2% of whom 55% were severe, 19% were moderate, and 26% were mild.
The severity of neuropathy increased with the increase in age >40 years (p < 0.001) and increase in body mass index (p<0.001) and duration of diabetes; duration >7 years (p <0.006).
The main associated factors were age >40 years, OR 2.8 (1.0-7.7), >60 years, OR 6.4 (2.3-18.2), obesity, OR 6.7 (0.9-27.7), and hypertension, OR 4.3 (2.2-8.2).
Conclusion.
More than half of the patients included in this study were found to have neuropathy, nearly half of whom presented with the severe form.
The main risk factors were increasing age, increasing duration of diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is underdiagnosed in northern Tanzania where screening for neuropathy is not routinely done.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Amour, Ahlam A.& Chamba, Nyasatu G.& Kayandabila, Johnstone& Lyaruu, Isaack& Dekker, Marieke C. J.& Shao, Elichilia…[et al.]. 2019. Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Peripheral Neuropathies among Diabetic Patients at Tertiary Hospital in the Kilimanjaro Region: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study from North-Eastern Tanzania. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159603
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Amour, Ahlam A.…[et al.]. Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Peripheral Neuropathies among Diabetic Patients at Tertiary Hospital in the Kilimanjaro Region: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study from North-Eastern Tanzania. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159603
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Amour, Ahlam A.& Chamba, Nyasatu G.& Kayandabila, Johnstone& Lyaruu, Isaack& Dekker, Marieke C. J.& Shao, Elichilia…[et al.]. Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Peripheral Neuropathies among Diabetic Patients at Tertiary Hospital in the Kilimanjaro Region: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study from North-Eastern Tanzania. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159603
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1159603
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