PMID- 38143603
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231225
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 11
DP  - 2023 Nov
TI  - Prevalence of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Among Saudi Patients With 
      Diabetes in Al Ahsa: A Cross-Sectional Study.
PG  - e49317
LID - 10.7759/cureus.49317 [doi]
LID - e49317
AB  - Background and aim Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most common long-term 
      complications of diabetes. A frequent presentation of neuropathy is painful 
      diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN), which is associated with morbidity and 
      disability among patients with diabetes. This study aims to estimate the 
      prevalence of PDPN and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes 
      mellitus (T2DM) attending primary healthcare (PHC) in Al Ahsa. Methodology A 
      cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with diabetes at National 
      Guard PHC clinics in Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. An 
      interview-administered questionnaire was used to collect information about 
      clinicodemographic characteristics, and the Douleur Neuropathique-4 (DN4) 
      questionnaire was used to identify the presence of PDPN.  Results A total of 342 
      patients with T2DM were included. The prevalence of PDPN was 29.8%. Patients' 
      ages ranged from 25-70 years, with a mean age of 48.5 +/- 12.3 years. The majority 
      were female (118, 52.6%), with obesity detected among 115 (33.6%) individuals. 
      Significant predictors of PDPN included noncompliance to treatment (odds ratio 
      [OR] = 5.9, P = 0.001), female gender (OR = 3.5, P = 0.001), presence of other 
      comorbidities (OR = 1.7, P = 0.001), and diabetes duration exceeding 15 years (OR 
      = 1.5, P = 0.001). Conclusions This study revealed that PDPN was frequent among 
      patients with diabetes in Al Ahsa, which was at an intermediate frequency 
      relative to reported national and global literature levels. Identifying patients 
      who are at high risk and implementing timely interventions are crucial.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023, Alharajin et al.
FAU - Alharajin, Rasmah S
AU  - Alharajin RS
AD  - Department of University Health Clinic, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for 
      Health Sciences, Al Ahsa, SAU.
AD  - Department of Family Medicine, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of the National 
      Guard, Al Ahsa, SAU.
FAU - Al Moaibed, Hessa S
AU  - Al Moaibed HS
AD  - Department of Family Medicine, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of the National 
      Guard, Al Ahsa, SAU.
FAU - Al Khalifah, Fatimah K
AU  - Al Khalifah FK
AD  - Department of Family Medicine, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of the National 
      Guard, Al Ahsa, SAU.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20231123
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC10748796
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - al ahsa
OT  - diabetes mellitus
OT  - painful peripheral diabetic neuropathy
OT  - prevalence
OT  - primary healthcare
OT  - saudi arabia
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2023/12/25 06:42
MHDA- 2023/12/25 06:43
PMCR- 2023/11/23
CRDT- 2023/12/25 04:18
PHST- 2023/11/23 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/12/25 06:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/12/25 06:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/12/25 04:18 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/11/23 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.49317 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2023 Nov 23;15(11):e49317. doi: 10.7759/cureus.49317. eCollection 2023 
      Nov.