Diabetes mellius is the predominant risk factor of Dupuytren’s disease in Babylon aprospective matched case control study
Author
al-Rabii, Sabah Jasim Muhammad
Source
Issue
Vol. 1, Issue 3-4 (31 Dec. 2004), pp.261-274, 14 p.
Publisher
University of Babylon College of Medicine
Publication Date
2004-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In Merjan teaching hospital we recorded (3200) cases of hand complaints in period from Nov.
2002-June 2004.
Of them, Dupuytren’s hand diseases were represented in (84) cases 2.6% the (study group).
which were investigated for the association and severity, with diabetes mellitus ,smoking and other risk factors , this study group also were matched for age and gender with other three groups : Group I: (230) Patients who had diabetes mellitus for more than (10) years duration, who were neither smokers nor alcoholic or epileptics.
Group II: (300 ) community controls , who were smokers “ more than 20 cigarette per day for more than 10 years “,who were neither diabetics nor alcoholic or epileptics .
Group III: ( 420 ) community controls , who were randomly selected .
The results showed that the Dupuytren’s disease is strongly associated with diabetes mellitus, where in study group: 25% of Dupuytren’s were diabetics, while 11.9% of Dupuytren’s were smokers 2.3% were epileptics on phenytoin.
Group I: 9.5% of diabetics patients had got Dupuytren’s Group II :2.6% of smokers had got Dupuytren’s disease .
Group III: The total number of Dupuytren's disease were ( 7 ) cases 1.6 %.
Grouped as follow ( 4 ) cases were diabetics , ( 1 ) case was smokers.
And (2) cases had not apparent risk factors .
On basis of the results, the Dupuytren’s disease is strongly associated with diabetes mellitus, although milder , appeared earlier in age than other risk factors and mostly bilateral.
There was no significant difference regarding incidence between different types of jobs , or between dominant hands and non dominant ones .
The purpose of the present prospective case matched study , is to elucidate the role of diabetes mellitus as main predisposing risk factor of Dupuytren’s disease In Babylon.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Rabii, Sabah Jasim Muhammad. 2004. Diabetes mellius is the predominant risk factor of Dupuytren’s disease in Babylon aprospective matched case control study. Medical Journal of Babylon،Vol. 1, no. 3-4, pp.261-274.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-361995
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Rabii, Sabah Jasim Muhammad. Diabetes mellius is the predominant risk factor of Dupuytren’s disease in Babylon aprospective matched case control study. Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 1, no. 4-3 (2004), pp.261-274.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-361995
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Rabii, Sabah Jasim Muhammad. Diabetes mellius is the predominant risk factor of Dupuytren’s disease in Babylon aprospective matched case control study. Medical Journal of Babylon. 2004. Vol. 1, no. 3-4, pp.261-274.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-361995
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 270-274
Record ID
BIM-361995