| Abstract |
Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent endocrine disorders in the world. Frequency of DM has been reported between 0.5 to 4% in different types of DM. Diagnosis of DM is based on clinical manifestations and laboratory tests. It is known that frequency of some rheumatologic problems in diabetic patients is higher than non-diabetics. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of rheumatologic disorders in diabetes mellitus patients.
Materials and methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, diabetic patients whom referred to endocrinology center of the hospital in Gorgan, Iran, during 2008-2009 were participated. Questionnaire consisted of patient's information about diabetes mellitus type, clinical manifestation, physical examination findings, laboratory tests and Lumbar X-Ray results. Informed consent was taken from all the patients.
Results: From 256 diabetic patients who were participated in this study 82 (32.03%) were men and 174 (67.97%) women. Mean age and the mean of fasting blood sugar (FBS) values were 50.41 ± 12.29 and 186.2 ± 69.54 respectively. Rheumatologic manifestations had significant difference between age groups. Frequency of some rheumatologic manifestations like knee osteoarthritis (64.45%), lumbar osteoarthritis (54.68%) and lumbar osteopenia (40.23%) were more than the others.
Conclusion: This study showed that rheumatologic problems have considerable frequency among diabetic patients and should be considered carefully by physicians.
KEYWORDS: Diabetes Mellitus, Rheumatologic manifestations, Patient, Gorgan
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