Correlation Study of Functional Performance between Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is recently considered a part of metabolic syndrome which shifts the traditional concept that believed on, osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease based on continuous mechanical overload to a metabolic pathogenesis. The aim of our study designed to investigate the correlation between type two diabetes and knee osteoarthritis with the impact on functional performance. One hundred women with knee osteoarthritis enrolled in the study with mean age 50.5±3.11 years and mean BMI 26.23±2.48 Kg/m2. All patients were subjected to radiological assessment to detect the degree of knee osteoarthritis, laboratory investigations to measure glycemic control, Western Ontario and Mc Master Universities Index (WOMAC) scale to evaluate functional performance. All patients assigned into two groups, group A (50 women) as a type two diabetic group and group B (50 women) as a non-diabetic group. Results showed a non-significant correlation between glycemic level and limitations in functional performance in mild knee osteoarthritis. However, there were significant differences among diabetic and non-diabetic groups regarding functional performance. Then our conclusion demonstrated non-significant correlation between type two diabetes and functional performance. Meanwhile, there were significant differences among diabetic and non-diabetic patients regarding functional performance.