Abstract
Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most debilitating common chronic diseases across the globe known by increased blood glucose, resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Its burden continues to increase with the changing lifestyles of human beings, characterized by reduced physical activity, and increased obesity
Highlights
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most debilitating common chronic diseases across the globe known by increased blood glucose, resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both
The bivariate logistic regression analysis showed that shoulder and hand complication was significantly associated with sex, type of diabetes, age and duration of DM illness; (p
The prevalence of shoulder and hand musculoskeletal complications was high in the Ethiopian DM population, and was higher in female and in older patients
Summary
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most debilitating common chronic diseases across the globe known by increased blood glucose, resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Based on the global estimate by the International Federation of Diabetes (IDF), DM prevalence in 2011 was 366 million people; and this is expected to rise to 552 million by 2030 [1]. According to the extrapolated data, the prevalence of DM in Ethiopia was 3.4% in 2011 and estimated to rise to 3.7% by 2030 [1]. Several abnormalities of the shoulder and the hand have been described in diabetic patients. There is more prevalence of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders of the shoulder and the hand in DM patients compared with the general population [3]. The increasing prevalence of DM and longer life expectancy of the diabetic patient have contributed to an increased frequency of clinically important alterations in the MSK system [5]. There is little evidence on the extent of shoulder and hand musculoskeletal complications in Ethiopia
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