Research Article

Association between Chronic Pain and Diabetes/Prediabetes: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Comparison between diabetic, prediabetics, and nondiabetic subjects according to pain site in the Al-Kharj study (n = 1,019).

Pain siteDiabetic (n = 45)Prediabetic (n = 231)Nondiabetic (n = 743)Total (n = 1,019)
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)

Pain site
No pain30 (66.7)183 (79.2)622 (83.7)835 (81.9)
Chest pain0 (0.0)3 (1.3%)14 (1.9%)17 (1.7)
Head pain0 (0.0)8 (3.5%)22 (3.0%)30 (2.9%)
Back pain4 (8.9%)13 (5.6%)31 (4.2%)48 (4.7)
Abdominal pain3 (6.7)10 (4.3)27 (3.6)40 (3.9)
Lower limb pain5 (11.1)8 (3.5)16 (2.2)29 (2.8)
Upper limb pain1 (2.2)1 (0.4)4 (0.5)6 (0.6)
Neck pain2 (4.4)5 (2.2)7 (0.9)14 (1.4)
Total45 (100)231 (100)743 (100)1019 (100)