Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic neuropathy and painful diabetic neuropathy in primary and secondary healthcare in Qatar

ConclusionsThe prevalence of DPN and pDPN in type  2 diabetes is lower in PHC compared with SHC, and is attributed to overall better control of risk factors and referral bias due to patients with poorly managed complications being referred to SHC. However, approximately 80% of patients had not been previously diagnosed with DPN in PHC and SHC. Fur thermore, we identified a number of modifiable risk factors for PDN and pDPN.

Source: Journal of Diabetes Investigation - April 1, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Georgios Ponirakis, Tarik Elhadd, Subitha Chinnaiyan, Abdul H Hamza, Sanaulla Sheik, Mohamed A Kalathingal, Mohamed S Anodiyil, Zeinab Dabbous, Mashhood A Siddique, Hamad Almuhannadi, Ioannis N Petropoulos, Adnan Khan, Khaled AE Ashawesh, Kha Tags: Original Article Source Type: research