Thomas Zambelis1, George Papadakis2, Panagiotis Kokotis3, Vassiliki Villiotou4, Nikolaos Dogkas4, Nikolaos Karandreas3. 1. Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aeginition Hospital, Athens, Greece thomzambelis@gmail.com. 2. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Metaxas Anticancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece. 3. Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aeginition Hospital, Athens, Greece. 4. Biochemical Department, Metaxas Anticancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
Abstract
AIM: Determination of the 25(OH) vitamin D levels in Greek-born and in Bangladeshi immigrant patients in Greece with diabetes with and without polyneuropathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The method for the detection and staging of polyneuropathy proposed by Dyck, 1988 was used. RESULTS: A total of 111 Bangladeshi immigrants and 101 Greek diabetic patients took part in the study. Vitamin D levels were significantly lower in Bangladeshi than in Greek diabetic patients, and were significantly lower in Greek patients with small-fiber neuropathy. In Bangladeshi patients, there was no statistically significant difference in the subgroup of patients with polyneuropathy in comparison to those without polyneuropathy. CONCLUSION: The association of vitamin D deficiency only with a small number of Greek patients with exclusively small-fiber neuropathy does not allow us to draw a definite conclusion on the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy. Copyright
AIM: Determination of the 25(OH) vitamin D levels in Greek-born and in Bangladeshi immigrant patients in Greece with diabetes with and without polyneuropathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The method for the detection and staging of polyneuropathy proposed by Dyck, 1988 was used. RESULTS: A total of 111 Bangladeshi immigrants and 101 Greek diabeticpatients took part in the study. Vitamin D levels were significantly lower in Bangladeshi than in Greek diabeticpatients, and were significantly lower in Greek patients with small-fiber neuropathy. In Bangladeshi patients, there was no statistically significant difference in the subgroup of patients with polyneuropathy in comparison to those without polyneuropathy. CONCLUSION: The association of vitamin D deficiency only with a small number of Greek patients with exclusively small-fiber neuropathy does not allow us to draw a definite conclusion on the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy. Copyright
Authors: Dan Ziegler; Barbara Thorand; Haifa Maalmi; Christian Herder; Cornelia Huth; Wolfgang Rathmann; Gidon J Bönhof; Margit Heier; Wolfgang Koenig; Michael Roden; Annette Peters Journal: Int J Obes (Lond) Date: 2022-04-26 Impact factor: 5.551