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Table 2 Crude and adjusted odd ratios for the potential risk factors of PDN in Eastern Libya

From: A cross-sectional study to estimate the point prevalence of painful diabetic neuropathy in Eastern Libya

Predictor binary variables

PDN

Present

PDN

Absent

Odds ratio

(95% CI, P value)

Adjusted odds ratio

(95% CI, P value)

Sex

 Mena

96

128

0.97

0.24

 Women

95

131

(0.67 to 1.4, 0.86)

(0.17 to 0.48, 0.89)

Age

  ≤ 60 yearsa

138

126

1.93

0.54

  > 60 years

53

43

(1.22 to 3.04, 0.005)

(0.26 to 1.1, 0.89)

BMI

  < 30 Kg/m2 a

66

183

4.56

3.96

  ≥ 30 Kg/m2

125

76

(3.1 to 6.8, < 0.0001)

(2.25 to 6.96, < 0.0001)

Smoking

 Non-smokersa

68

25

5.60

8.28

 Smokers

123

234

(3.11 to 8.60, < 0.0001)

(3.53 to 19.42, < 0.0001)

Duration of diabetes

 5–15 yearsa

41

224

23.41

25.85

  > 15 years

150

35

(14.26 to 38.46, < 0.0001)

(13.56 to 49.31, < 0.0001)

Fasting blood sugar

  ≤ 125 mg/dla

65

155

3.11

3.51

  > 125 mg/dl

125

96

(2.1 to 4.6, < 0.0001)

(1.99 to 6.21, < 0.0001)

  1. aReference group