Evaluation of skin lesions in diabetic patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Amin Hosseinian Far, Nader Salari, Melika Hosseinian-Far, Hossein Kavoussi, Rostam Jalali, Aliakbar Vaisi-Raygani, Shabnam Rasoulpoor, Shna Rasoulpoor, Masoud Mohammadi, Shervin Shabani

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Abstract

Backgroud: Prevalence of skin lesions among diabetic patients is a major health concern. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis study was conducted to determine the prevalence of skin lesions in diabetic patients. Methods: To identify and select relevant articles, the SID, MagIran, IranMedex, IranDoc, Google Scholar, Cochrane, Embase, ScienceDirect, Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science (WoS) databases were searched without a lower time limit and until April 2020. The random effects model was used to perform the analysis, and the heterogeneity of studies was assessed using the I2 index. Data were analyzed within the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (Version 2) software. Results: After evaluating the 22 final articles with a total sample size of 8406, the prevalence of skin lesions among diabetes patients were found as 70.3% (95% CI: 63–76.7%). Moreover, according to the meta-regression analysis, the effect of ‘sample size’ on th prevalence of skin lesions was significantly different in diabetes patients (p 
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1909-1916
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Sept 2020

Keywords

  • Meta-analysis
  • Systematic review
  • Diabetic
  • Skin lesions
  • Diabetes
  • Prevalence

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