Retrospective analysis of type 2 diabetes prevalence in a systemic sclerosis cohort from southern Italy: Comment on "Reduced incidence of Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes in systemic sclerosis: A nationwide cohort study" by Tseng et al., Joint Bone Spine 2016;83:307-13.
Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy; Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy. Electronic address: francesco.ursini@yahoo.it.
Francesco
F
Ursini
Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy.
Salvatore
S
D'Angelo
Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy.
Angela
A
Padula
Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy.
Michele
M
Gilio
Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Emilio
E
Russo
Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Saverio
S
Naty
Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Giovambattista
G
De Sarro
Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Rosa Daniela
RD
Grembiale
Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy.
Ignazio
I
Olivieri
D015331:Cohort Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic
Body mass index; Glucose; Systemic sclerosis; Type 2 diabetes