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Urinary bladder wall thickness in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Olugbenga Olumide Adegbehingbe
Olugbenga Olumide Adegbehingbe
, 
Oluwagbemiga Ayoola
Oluwagbemiga Ayoola
, 
David Soyoye
David Soyoye
 and 
Anthonia Adegbehingbe
Anthonia Adegbehingbe
   | Feb 08, 2022
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Article Category: Research paper
Published Online: Feb 08, 2022
Page range: 12 - 20
Received: Sep 23, 2021
Accepted: Jan 24, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2022.0003
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© 2022 Olugbenga Olumide Adegbehingbe, Oluwagbemiga Ayoola, David Soyoye, Anthonia Adegbehingbe, published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1

Sonographic image of the urinary bladder-longitudinal view showing the urinary bladder wall thickness in a female, with the uterus shown posterior to the urine distended urinary bladder
Sonographic image of the urinary bladder-longitudinal view showing the urinary bladder wall thickness in a female, with the uterus shown posterior to the urine distended urinary bladder

Fig. 2

Box plot showing urinary bladder wall thickness in male and female patients
Box plot showing urinary bladder wall thickness in male and female patients

Comparison of urinary bladder wall thickness among diabetic and non-diabetic patients

Urinary bladder wall thickness in mm n (%)Study participant Mean ± SD (range)P value
Diabetics80 (50.0)3.18 ± 1.50 (1.68–4.68)<0.001
Non-diabetics80 (50.0)2.18 ± 0.41 (1.77–2.59)

Relationship of diabetes mellitus duration with urinary bladder wall thickness

Urinary bladder wall thickness in mm n (%)T2DM Mean ± SD (range)P value
<6 year duration43 (53.75)1.16 ± 0.370.231
>6 year duration37 (46.25)1.22 ± 0.42

Association between urinary bladder wall thickness, glycaemic control, urinary bladder volume and duration of diabetes mellitus in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

VariablesNrho*P value
BWT780.1190.309
HBA1c78
BWT80–0.0090.937
UBV80
BWT80–0.1630.148
DDM80

Comparison of the urinary bladder wall thickness among all the study participants

Urinary bladder wall thickness in mm n (%)Study participant Mean ± SD (range)P value
Male70 (43.75)2.84 ± 1.31 (1.52–4.15)0.159
Female90 (56.25)2.9 ± 3.67(1.46–1.37)

Clinical parameters in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

VariablesDiabetic n = 80Non-diabetic n = 80
FBG in mmol/L*(Mean(Mean ± SD)7.6 ± 3.54.42 ± 0.4
(Range)(3.3–21.3)(2.4–4.5)
n (%)
Good control (FBG <7.0)47 (58.75)
Poor control (FBG >7.0)33 (41.25)
HBA1c in %*7.0 ± 2.71
(Range)(4.0–15.0)
n (%)
Good control (HBA1c <6.5)44 (56.41)
Poor control (HBA1c >6.5)34 (43.59)

Comparison of urinary bladder wall thickness among diabetic men and women

Urinary bladder wall thickness in mm n (%)Study participant Mean ± SD (range)p value
Male30 (37.5)3.66 ± 1.610.027
Female50 (62.5)2.9 ± 1.37

Demographic characteristics of study subjects

VariablesDiabetic n = 80Non-n diabetic = 80StatisticsDfp value
Age (years)
Mean ± SD*59.5 ± 10.460.2 ± 7.40.4731580.6368
(Range)(40–82)(42–85)
(mean Male ± SD)*61.6 ± 8.460.1 ± 8.20.7606680.4495
(mean Female ± SD)*58.2 ± 11.460.2 ± 6.51.0034880.3184
n (%)
<5015 (18.75)7 (8.75)0.4731580.6368
50–5917 (21.25)28 (35.0)
60–6933 (41.25)37 (46.25)
≥7015 (18.75)8 (10.0)
Gender, n (%)**
Male30 (37.5)40 (50.0)2.539710.111
Female50 (62.5)40 (50.0)
BMI
(Mean ± SD)*27.06 ± 6.0827.77 ± 4.390.83131580.4071
Range(17.58–39.84)(18.69–37.37)
Underweight5 (6.25)0 (0.0)1.28220.108
Normal25 (31.25)21 (26.25)
Overweight25 (31.25)37 (46.25)
Obese25 (31.25)22 (27.5)

Predictors of urinary bladder wall thickness

VariablesNStatisticp value
Age800.440.665
Sex80–2.330.023
BMI80–0.620.537
DDM80–0.920.362
HBA1c800.900.369
FBG801.040.300
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