| Autor: |
Wen-Hsuan, Hou, Chung-Yi, Li, Lu-Hsuan, Chen, Liang-Yi, Wang, Ken N, Kuo, Hsiu-Nien, Shen, Ming-Fong, Chang |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of diabetes. 9(6) |
| ISSN: |
1753-0407 |
| Popis: |
Population-based data for diabetic hand syndrome (DHS) are limited. The aim of the present epidemiological study was to estimate the overall and cause-specific prevalence and rate ratio (RR) of DHS in patients with diabetes.The present study was a cross-sectional study based on a random sample of 57 093 diabetics and matched controls, both identified from Taiwan National Health Insurance claims in 2010. The DHS analyzed in the present study included carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), stenosing flexor tenosynovitis (SFT), limited joint mobility (LJM), and Dupuytren's disease (DD).The prevalence of overall DHS was estimated at 2472 per 10The prevalence of overall and certain cause-specific DHS was significantly elevated in patients with diabetes in Taiwan. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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