2011, Number 2
Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2-diabetes mellitus assisted at Hospital Clinic, ISSSTE in Mazatlan, Sinaloa
Camacho LJ
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetic patients treated at the Clinical Hospital of ISSSTE in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, and its association with age, evolution and degree of metabolic control.Patients and method: We studied 207 outpatients from family medicine. A screening questionnaire about diabetic neuropathy and neurological physical examination were conducted in search of peripheral neuropathy, as well as a measuring of fasting glucose, glucose postprandial and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c).
Results: None of the patients had ever undergone neurological examination of the diabetic foot. The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy was 54.5%, and according to evolution of diabetes mellitus the prevalence of diabetic neuropathy increased, showing a positive correlation between peripheral neuropathy and the evolution of the disease, and between peripheral neuropathy and the patient's age.
Conclusions: The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in diabetic patients is high. Time since diagnosis and patient age are factors that correlate with the presence and severity of peripheral neuropathy. It requires that health workers attending diabetic patients include a neurological routine examination of diabetic foot and its care.
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