Research Article
Musculoskeletal Disorders in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of the study population (
= 376).
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| | Age yrs; medians (IQR) | 54 45-62 | 17-88 | | Gender | | | | Men n () | 188 (50) | | | Female n () | 188 (50) | | Type of DM | | | | T1DM n () | 58 (15.4) | | | T2DM n () | 318 (84.6) | | HbA1c; means (SD) | 8.5±1.9 | 4.2-17 | | BMI kg/m2; means (SD) | 26.4±3.6 | 17-42 | | Duration of DM yrs; medians (IQR) | 8 4-13 | 1-37 | | Retinopathy n () | 106 (28.2) | | | Nephropathy n () | 61 (16.1) | | | Neuropathy n () | 48 (12.8) | | | Macrovascular complications n () | 16 (4.3) | | | Dyslipidemia n () | 145 (41) | |
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DM: diabetes mellitus; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; T1DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; BMI: body mass index.
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