Afolabi Babalola Ishmael, Ayoola Oluwagbemiga Oluwole, Idowu Bukunmi Michael, Kolawole Babatope A, Omisore Adeleye Dorcas
Department of Radiology, Obafemi Awolowo University/Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, Obafemi Awolowo University/Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
J Med Ultrasound. 2019 Apr-Jun;27(2):86-91. doi: 10.4103/JMU.JMU_85_18. Epub 2018 Oct 30.
The aim of this study is to compare the Achilles tendon (AT) thickness (ATT) and plantar fascia (PF) thickness (PFT) of diabetics with and without peripheral neuropathy (PN) to that of a control population.
B-mode sonography of the AT and PF was done. Correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between ATT and PFT with demographic data such as body mass index, duration of diabetes, and presence of PN. A multivariate regression was used to construct models for determining the thicknesses.
Eighty type 2 diabetics were recruited and categorized into groups based on the presence or absence of PN (Groups A and B, respectively). Group A constituted 57 participants while there were 23 in Group B. Eighty controls constituted Group C. Mean values of 6.08 ± 0.65, 5.08 ± 0.48, and 4.57 ± 0.57 mm ( < 0.001) of the right ATT were obtained in Groups A to C while values of 1.95 ± 0.35, 1.88 ± 0.39, and 1.44 ± 0.20 mm ( < 0.001) were obtained for the right PFT.
The presence of PN and factors such as diabetes duration can affect the thickness of AT and PF.
本研究旨在比较伴有和不伴有周围神经病变（PN）的糖尿病患者的跟腱（AT）厚度（ATT）和足底筋膜（PF）厚度（PFT）与对照组人群的差异。
对AT和PF进行B型超声检查。采用相关性分析来确定ATT和PFT与诸如体重指数、糖尿病病程和PN存在情况等人口统计学数据之间的关系。使用多元回归构建用于确定厚度的模型。
招募了80名2型糖尿病患者，并根据是否存在PN分为两组（分别为A组和B组）。A组有57名参与者，B组有23名。80名对照组成C组。A至C组右侧ATT的平均值分别为6.08±0.65、5.08±0.48和4.57±0.57毫米（P<0.001），而右侧PFT的值分别为1.95±0.35、1.88±0.39和1.44±0.20毫米（P<0.001）。
PN的存在以及糖尿病病程等因素会影响AT和PF的厚度。
