Beta
186121

Vitamin D Assessment in Diabetic patients with Peripheral Neuropathy

Article

Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

Internal Medicine

Abstract

Background: The diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence was 525 million in 2019 and type 2 (T2DM) around 90% of all cases of diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is a micro-vascular complication of DM and considered a major cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic population. The aim of this study to evaluate the relation between a possible vitamin D level and diabetic neuropathy development. Patient and methods: A study included 80 patients divided into 4 groups; (A): diabetic patients with painful diabetic neuropathy; (B): diabetic patients with painless diabetic neuropathy; (C): diabetic patients with painless neuropathy and neuropathic ulcer and (D) healthy controls. Serum vitamin D levels was measured in all patients and neurological scoring for neuropathy was assessed. Results: Patients In group A had neuropathy score from 9 to 15. Patients in group B had Neuropathy score from 7 to14. In group C, patients had neuropathy score from 6 to 9. 60% of group A had deficient vitamin d level. 65% of group B of had deficient vitamin d level. 5% only of the studied healthy control had deficient vitamin D. There was highly statistically significant difference between the four groups regarding vitamin D level and vitamin D status assuming that vitamin D deficiency was below 25 ng/dl. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is considered as major risk factor for development of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DNP). Therefore, we recommended to estimate vitamin D level in patients with DPN.

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2021.71822.2190

Keywords

Diabetes mellitus, Vitamin D, Neuropathic Ulcer, peripheral neuropathy

Authors

First Name

Nashwa

Last Name

Sadek

MiddleName

Abo Farrag

Affiliation

Internal Medicine Department, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

nashwaf19@gmail.com

City

zagazig

Orcid

09809765327687

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Assy

MiddleName

Hamdy

Affiliation

Internal Medicine Department, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

mohamed_assy@hotmail.com

City

zagazig

Orcid

09855765321987

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Zaghlol

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Internal medicine Department, Zagazig university

Email

drahmedzaghlol@yahoo.com

City

zagazig

Orcid

0980976500320987

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Hamed

MiddleName

Gaber

Affiliation

Department of internal medicine, faculty of medicine, zagazig university

Email

mohamed1gaber@gmail.com

City

zagazig

Orcid

0000-0002-5543-1604

Volume

29

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

39914

Issue Date

2023-03-01

Receive Date

2021-04-10

Publish Date

2023-03-01

Page Start

411

Page End

416

Print ISSN

1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

Link

https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/article_186121.html

Detail API

https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=186121

Order

3

Type

Original Article

Type Code

273

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Zagazig University Medical Journal

Publication Link

https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Vitamin D Assessment in Diabetic patients with Peripheral Neuropathy

Details

Type

Article

Created At

30 Dec 2024