Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic neuropathy in an urban south Indian population: the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES-55)

• Published in: Diabetic medicine Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 407 - 412
• Main Authors: Pradeepa, R., Rema, M., Vignesh, J., Deepa, M., Deepa, R., Mohan, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2008; Blackwell
• Subjects: Asian Indians; Biological and medical sciences; Body Composition; Cohort Studies; diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Diabetic Nephropathies - epidemiology; Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glucose Tolerance Test - methods; Humans; India - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; neuropathy; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Rural Health - statistics & numerical data; Urban Health - statistics & numerical data; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Vertebrates: endocrinology; Asia; India; Endocrinopathy; Nervous system diseases; risk factors; Asiatic; Rural environment; Urban environment; Prevalence; Cure; Urban population; Diabetes mellitus; Nutrition disorder; South; Metabolic diseases; Urban area; Neuropathy; Epidemiology; Asian Indians; Risk factor; Indian; diabetes; Endocrinology; Nutritional status; Public health

Aims  This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for, diabetic neuropathy (DN) in south Indian Type 2 diabetic subjects. Methods  Subjects were recruited from the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study, conducted on a representative cohort from Chennai city. A total of...