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. 2014 Dec;5(4):193-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2014.09.008. Epub 2014 Oct 7.

Presentation of frozen shoulder among diabetic and non-diabetic patients

Mohammad Moin Uddin  1 , Aminuddin A Khan  2 , Andrew J Haig  3 , Mohammad Kafil Uddin  4
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Presentation of frozen shoulder among diabetic and non-diabetic patients

Mohammad Moin Uddin et al. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: The literature is inconsistent regarding the level of pain and disability in frozen shoulder patients with or without diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study is to evaluate some demographic features of frozen shoulder patients and to look into the disparity of information by comparing the level of pain and disability due to frozen shoulder between diabetic and non-diabetic people.

Design: This is a prospective comparative study. People with frozen shoulder attending an outpatient department were selected by consecutive sampling. Disability levels were assessed by the Shoulder Pain & Disability Index (SPADI). Means of pain and disability scores were compared using unpaired t-test.

Results: Among 140 persons with shoulder pain 99 (71.4%) had frozen shoulder. From the participating 40 frozen shoulder patients, 26 (65%) were males and 14 (35%) were females. Seventeen participants (42.5%) were diabetic, two (5%) had impaired glucose tolerance and 21 (52.5%) patients were non-diabetic. Mean disability scores (SPADI) were 51 ± 15.5 in diabetic and 57 ± 16 in non-diabetic persons. The differences in pain and disability level were not statistically significance (respectively, p = 0.24 and p = 0.13 at 95% confidence interval).

Conclusions: No difference was found in level of pain and disability level between frozen shoulder patients with and without diabetes.

Keywords: Adhesive capsulitis; Diabetics; SPADI; Shoulder pain.

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Fig. 1
Flow chart shows summary of the study procedure. FS = frozen shoulder; DM = diabetes mellitus; H/O = history of; 2HABF = blood sugar 2 h after breakfast; IGT = impaired glucose tolerance; OGTT = oral glucose tolerance test.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Chart showing the case record form. DM = Diabetes mellitus IGT = Impaired glucose tolerance. IFT = Impaired fasting glycaemia. SPADI = Shoulder pain and disability index.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Pie chart expresses the glycaemic status of the participants. formula image = Old DM; formula image = Non-DM; formula image = IGT. DM = Diabetes mellitus; IGT = Impaired glucose tolerance.
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