Table 4.

Patient management stages estimates from the included studies

Country and population	Literacy	Indications	Prevalence	Awareness	Screening	Diagnosis	Treatment	Adherence	Control
Saudi Arabia	84.4%*[43]	DPN	33.6%*,†	37.2%*,†	17.8%*	22.4%*,†	45.1%*,†	65.0%‡,§	35.0%‡,§
343,690,000		LBP	41.0%*	-	-	54.7%*	-	-	-

*Peer-reviewed publication only, ^†Weighted mean, ^‡Anecdotal data only, ^§Simple mean, in instances where published literature was available, anecdotal data were not included in the calculation of the mean values. DPN: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, LBP: Low back pain