Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for compression neuropathy: a longitudinal cohort study from southern Sweden.

Mattias RydbergMalin ZimmermanAnders GottsäterPeter M NilssonOlle MelanderLars B Dahlin

Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)

This study establishes DM as a major risk factor in the development of both CTS and UNE. Furthermore, a higher BMI is associated with both CTS and UNE. Finally, hyperglycemia seems to affect the median and ulnar nerves differently.

Keyphrases

risk factors
body mass index
glycemic control
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
physical activity