According to published results, younger patients with high BMI, diabetes or hyperlipidemia may be at increased risk for shoulder adhesive capsulitis, also known as frozen shoulder.
Researchers analyzed data from a national health insurance service which included 3,517,066 adults (aged 20 years and older) who received at least one medical evaluation from January 2009 to December 2009.
Among the cohort, 300,617 patients (9.34%) visited a hospital or private clinic for shoulder pain at least three times in 1 year and were diagnosed with shoulder adhesive capsulitis. According to the study, mean