Prevalence of gastroparesis symptoms and its associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in West Bank in Palestine: a national cross-sectional study
This was the first study in Palestine on DGP, which showed that the condition is underdiagnosed. This is not only because of the unavailability of standard diagnostic methods but also due to the under appreciation of gastrointestinal complaints in diabetic patients.
Authors
- Areen Zuhour
- Brwa Ali Hussein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6657-9412)
- Hamzeh M. I. Abugharbieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8975-2177)
- Diya Asad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5775-5469)
- Suha Abu-Khalaf
- Haroun Neiroukh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0566-4079)
- Hussein Hallak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1685-1374)
- Alaa Ayyad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4186-1125)
- Marah Hunjul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4653-1598)
- Shahd Idais
- Yumna Njoum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5184-8032)
- Qusai Zreqat
- Nour Al-Atrash
- Roa Alzughayyar
Institutions
- An-Najah National University (PS)
- Al-Quds University (PS)
- Palestinian Hydrology Group (PS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1499725
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00