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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2021

The increase of neuropathic symptoms in diabetic patients is related with osteopenia.

Elif Börekci, Adem Kara, Mahmut Kılıç, Nermin Tanık, Zeynep T Ozan, Tekin Yıldırım, Yalçın Aral

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Elif BörekciDepartment of Internal Medicine, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Uncubozköy, Yunus Emre, 45030, Manisa, Turkey. drelifg@hotmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2450-5615
Adem KaraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yozgat State Hospital, Yozgat, Turkey.
Mahmut KılıçDepartment of Public Health, Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
Nermin TanıkDepartment of Neurology, Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
Zeynep T OzanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
Tekin YıldırımDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
Yalçın AralDepartment of Endocrinology, Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi · TRDünyagöz Hospital · TRManisa Celal Bayar University · TR

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purposeTo investigate the relationship between the intensity of neuropathic pain and the severity of osteopenia in type 2 diabetic patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (painful DPN).

methodsIn 220 patients with type 2 diabetes included in the screening, the presence of neuropathic pain was evaluated using the Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions (DN4) scoring system. One hundred forty-five patients with painful DPN were identified and included in the study. Socio-demographic and laboratory evaluations were made and bone mineral density (BMD) of these patients was evaluated by the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) method.

resultsThere was a significant correlation between the neuropathic pain score and the total T scores of the lumbar spine and femur in patients with painful DPN. According to the regression analysis (standard coefficients), the DN4 score (0.498); the level of vitamin D (- 0.246) and the female sex (0.236) for the lumbar spine region; age (0.387); DN4 score (0.261); and vitamin D level (- 0.155) for the femur region were independently influencing factors on the development of osteoporosis. When osteoporosis (T score ≤ - 2.5) of the lumbar spine was analyzed by binary logistic regression, the risk of osteoporosis in women was 4.4 times higher, and the risk increased with increasing DN4 score.

conclusionThe increase of neuropathic symptoms in patients with DPN is an effective and important factor in the development of diabetic osteopenia.

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Bone Diseases, MetabolicDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NeuropathiesAbsorptiometry, PhotonBone DensityFemaleHumansBone mineral densityNeuropathic pain scoreOsteopeniaPainful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

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