Risk of diabetes among patients with osteoarthritis

Abstract

Research Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and osteoarthritis (OA) are common diseases that are predicted to increase in prevalence in the US and worldwide. Although a higher prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) has been reported among diabetes mellitus (DM) patients, discrepancy and limitations of observational studies have precluded a decisive association. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and the incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM).  Methods: Study were conducted on Osteoarthritis subjects from both sex’s male and female from different age group during January 2020 to January 2022, at NIMS Super specialty Hospital Shobha Nagar,Jaipur (Rajasthan) India. OA of areas were finding out using the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria. Sociodemographic characteristics, health-related behaviors, comorbidities and DM clinical manifestations and laboratory parameters were determined. Result:  We were included 90 osteoarthritis patients in this study from both sex’s males (53.33%) and females (46.66%).