Prevalence and Associates of Foot Deformities among Patients with Diabetes in Jordan.
CONCLUSION: Prevalence of different foot deformities in Jordan variated between 1.7% - 17.4%. Sociodemographic factors such as age, gender and shoes choices or presence of diabetes-related microvascular complications (neuropathy and retinopathy) or hypertension were independently associated with foot deformities among the Jordanian diabetic population.
PMID: 31573891 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Diabetes Reviews - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ababneh A, Bakri FG, Khader Y, Lazzarini P, Ajlouni K Tags: Curr Diabetes Rev Source Type: research
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