Why the study?
Is diabetes mellitus associated with cognitive dysfunction in adults?
Population
75 diabetic adults and 75 demographically similar nondiabetic control subjects
Comparison
Diabetes mellitus (exposure) vs Nondiabetic control subjects
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May support cognitive assessment in diabetic neuropathy; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Is diabetes mellitus associated with cognitive dysfunction in adults?
Diabetes mellitus, particularly when complicated by distal symmetrical polyneuropathy, is associated with cognitive dysfunction such as psychomotor slowing.
Ryan et al. (1992) studied this question.
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