Chronic painful peripheral neuropathy in an urban community: a controlled comparison of people with and without diabetes

• Published in: Diabetic medicine 2004-09, Vol.21 (9), p.976-982
• Main Authors: Daousi, C., MacFarlane, I. A., Woodward, A., Nurmikko, T. J., Bundred, P. E., Benbow, S. J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Chronic Disease; chronic painful peripheral neuropathy; Cross-Sectional Studies; diabetes; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Diabetic Neuropathies - drug therapy; Diabetic Neuropathies - epidemiology; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; England - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement - methods; Prevalence; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Distribution; treatment; Urban Health
• ISSN: 0742-3071; 1464-5491
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01271.x

Aims  A cross‐sectional study has been performed in order to estimate the prevalence, severity, and current treatment of chronic painful peripheral neuropathy (CPPN) in people with diabetes in the community. Methods  Using a structured questionnaire and examination we have assessed these factors in a community sample of people with diabetes (n = 350) and compared them with 344 age‐ and sex‐matched people without diabetes from the same locality. Results  The prevalence of CPPN was estimated to be 16.2%[95% confidence interval (CI): 6.8–16%] in people with diabetes compared with 4.9% (95% CI: 2.6–7.2%) in the control sample (P