Non-specific low back pain represents 90–95% of all cases of low back pain and it has a prevalence of 18% in the adult population, assuming a great socioeconomic impact. The main objective of this obs
Figures in brackets are standard deviation of the mean. eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate, 25 (OH) D = 25 hydroxy vitamin D, Hb = haemaglobin, PTH = parathyroid hormone, CRP = C rea
Yrs.: Years. *Percentage of patients requiring insulin therapy in metformin group. BMI: Body mass index. OGTT: Oral glucose tolerance test. F: Fasting. **Two different cutoff values were taken due to