Gastrointestinal symptoms in diabetic patients: lack of association with neuropathy.

摘要: Symptoms suggesting gastrointestinal motor dysfunction were determined in 114 diabetic subjects (type 1 and type 2) to see if they most significantly related neuropathy or psychiatric illness. Presence of was established using peripheral nerve conduction studies objective tests autonomic function. Affective anxiety disorders with a structured interview standard diagnostic criteria. reported by the subsets without neuropathy, ranging prevalence from 8% 35%. Log-linear analysis indicated that each group symptoms (upper symptoms, altered bowel habits, abdominal discomforts) more associated illness (p less than 0.01 for each) greater 0.2 each). In this study, where depression prevalent, no symptom once effects on taken into account These findings suggest occurring patients are poorly neuropathic complications may often represent syndromes commonly