title: Shoulder adhesive capsulitis prevalence among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic: a case-control study.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a known risk factor for shoulder adhesive capsulitis which causes disability and affects quality of life. This study determined the prevalence of shoulder adhesive capsulitis in 208 type 2 diabetes patients and 200 age- and sex-matched patients without diabetes, and with a case-control method investigated the clinical features of the diabetes patients with or without this complication. The sample was drawn from in- and outpatients at Al-Mouassat and Al-Assad university hospitals during November 2009-2010. The prevalence of shoulder adhesive capsulitis in diabetes patients was significantly higher than in those without diabetes (13.0% and 1.5% respectively, P < 0.01). Of the patients with the condition, those with diabetes were younger than those without diabetes. Shoulder adhesive capsulitis in the diabetes group was associated with diabetes duration and poor diabetes control (P < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sayed-Hassan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Alourfi