Increased Prevalence of Bell’s Palsy in First Nations Populations with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Manitoba
Bell's palsy is acute facial palsy due to inflammation involving the facial nerve related to infections. Rates have not been noted to differ by ethnicity. We studied the lifetime prevalence in First Nations and all other Manitobans in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus aged 7 and older in 2013-2014 and 2016-2017. We found a crude lifetime prevalence of 9.9% [95% CI 9.4-10.4%] in the First Nations population versus 3.9% [95% CI 3.8-4.0%] in all other Manitobans. It is unknown if there were differences in glycemic control. The increased prevalence was found in all five provincial health regions. This study indicates that ethnicity may be an important risk factor for Bell's palsy.
Authors
- Chelsea Ruth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7097-0542)
- Lorraine McLeod
- Heather J. Prior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2332-0694)
- Alan C. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0413-4236)
- Elizabeth Sellers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3279-2017)
- Monica Sirski
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CA)
- First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2024.324
- Primary Topic
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00