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Diabetic neuropathy: comparison between Bangladeshi immigrants and Greek-born subjects

Authors :
Maria Michalopoulou
George Papadakis
Stylianos Chatzipanagiotou
Thomas Zambelis
Panagiotis Kokotis
Nikolaos Karandreas
Source :
Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. 19:307-310
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Wiley, 2014.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare Bangladeshi immigrants with diabetes to native Greeks with diabetes and to distinguish the different risk factors for polyneuropathy (PN) in the two ethnic groups. Subjects were recruited from the outpatient diabetic clinic of a general hospital. A total of 111 Bangladeshi immigrants (97 men and 14 women of mean age 47 years) and 101 native Greeks (82 men and 19 women of mean age 49 years) were included in the study. Sex, mean age, age at diabetes diagnosis, and diabetes duration did not differ between the two groups. PN was diagnosed in 53 (48%) Bangladeshi and in 59 (58%) Greek patients (p = 0.12). Large fiber neuropathy was less prevalent among Bangladeshis (18%) than in Greeks (53%) (p

Details

ISSN :
10859489
Volume :
19
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System
Accession number :
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