Diabetes and obesity are the main metabolic drivers of peripheral neuropathy

BC Callaghan, LL Gao, Y Li, X Zhou… - Annals of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the associations between individual metabolic syndrome (MetS)
components and peripheral neuropathy in a large population‐based cohort from Pinggu …

Association between metabolic syndrome components and polyneuropathy in an obese population

BC Callaghan, R Xia, E Reynolds, M Banerjee… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Past studies have shown an association between metabolic syndrome and
polyneuropathy, but the precise components that drive this association remain unclear …

Epidemiology of peripheral neuropathy and lower extremity disease in diabetes

CW Hicks, E Selvin - Current diabetes reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Diabetic peripheral neuropathy eventually affects nearly 50% of
adults with diabetes during their lifetime and is associated with substantial morbidity …

Idiopathic neuropathy, prediabetes and the metabolic syndrome

AG Smith, JR Singleton - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2006 - Elsevier
Peripheral neuropathy is a common problem encountered by neurologists and primary care
physicians. While there are many causes for peripheral neuropathy, none can be identified …

Peripheral neuropathy in prediabetes and the metabolic syndrome

AM Stino, AG Smith - Journal of diabetes investigation, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral neuropathy is a major cause of disability worldwide. Diabetes is the most
common cause of neuropathy, accounting for 50% of cases. Over half of people with …

[HTML][HTML] The risk factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a meta-analysis

X Liu, Y Xu, M An, Q Zeng - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), the most common chronic complication of diabetes,
has become an important public health crisis worldwide. Given that DPN is extremely difficult …

[HTML][HTML] Association between body fat and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in middle-aged adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a preliminary report

TJ Oh, JE Lee, SH Choi, HC Jang - Journal of obesity & metabolic …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Previous epidemiologic studies showed that obesity increased the risk of
diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). However, there is very limited data about the impact …

Metabolic syndrome is related to polyneuropathy and impaired peripheral nerve function: a prospective population-based cohort study

R Hanewinckel, J Drenthen, S Ligthart… - Journal of Neurology …, 2016 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective Diabetes mellitus is a known risk factor for polyneuropathy, but the role of pre-
diabetes and metabolic syndrome remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the role of …

Impaired glucose tolerance and neuropathy

AG Smith, JR Singleton - The neurologist, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Peripheral neuropathy is common. Diabetes is the most common cause,
accounting for approximately half of cases, but up to 1/3rd of neuropathy patients have no …

Diabetic neuropathy

AG Smith, JR Singleton - Continuum: lifelong learning in …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Purpose of Review: Diabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy
in the world. More than half of patients with diabetes have neuropathy, and half of patients …