AUTHOR=Wang Zhenchao , Peng Si , Zhang Honghong , Sun Hong , Hu Ji 

TITLE=Gait Parameters and Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients With Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Endocrinology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.891356

DOI=10.3389/fendo.2022.891356

ISSN=1664-2392

ABSTRACT=Objective: To investigate the relationship between diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and gait abnormality in diabetic patients.
Methods: Related researches concerning the gait of diabetic patients with and without DPN were collected and analyzed by searching PubMed, Embase and Web of Science. Statistical analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software.
Results: Twenty-one studies were included in this meta-analysis, consisting of 499 diabetic neuropathy patients and 467 diabetes controls without neuropathy. Meta-analysis results showed a lower gait velocity, shorter stride length, longer stride time and longer stance time in DPN group, compared with their counterparts.
Conclusion: Among diabetic patients, those complicated with DPN possess lower gait velocity, shorter stride length, longer stride time and longer stance time. 
Keywords: diabetes mellitus, DPN, gait parameters, gait abnormalities, meta