Prevalence of frozen shoulder in diabetic patients

Abstract EN

Background : Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important secondary cause of frozen shoulder (FS).

Aim of study : to identify the prevalence of FS among diabetic patients and it's relation to age, gender, duration and control of DM.

Patients and method : 198 randomly selected diabetic patients from the attendants of Al-Hakem center of endocrinology at Al-Sader teaching hospital in Al-Najaf city during the period from July 2008-October 2009, each patient subjected to scratch test, BMI calculation and HbA1c measurement.

Results : prevalence of FS in DM was 17.2%.

There was significant relationship between FS and age of patients, duration of DM and control of DM at p value <0.05.

Conclusion : FS is a common complication of DM in Al-Najaf city.

It is directly related to age of patient, duration of DM and inversely related to control of DM.