Table 3 Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) in relation to Baselines Characteristics of the Study Population in Al-Ain District, UAE, 2003–2004 (n = 513)
From: Prevalence of risk factors for diabetic foot complications
Variable name | Presence of Neuropathy | Absence of Neuropathy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Percent (95% CI) | n | Percent (95% CI) | p-value | |
Sex | 0.006 | ||||
Male | 118 | 59.3(52.47–66.13) | 143 | 46.7(41.1152.29) | |
Female | 81 | 40.7(33.87–47.53) | 163 | 53.3(47.7158.89) | |
Level of Education | 0.040 | ||||
Illiterate | 116 | 59.5(52.6–66.4) | 197 | 65(59.6–70.4) | |
Completed primary school | 33 | 16.9(11.6–22.2) | 64 | 21.1(16.5–25.7) | |
Completed secondary school | 32 | 16.4(11.2–21.6) | 27 | 8.9(5.7–12.1) | |
Completed university | 14 | 7.2(3.6–10.8) | 15 | 5(2.5–7.5) | |
Age group (Years) | 0.015 | ||||
40 or less | 23 | 11.6(7.2–16.0) | 57 | 18.7(14.3–23.1) | |
41 – 49 | 46 | 23.1(17.2–29.0) | 91 | 29.8(24.7–34.9) | |
50 – 59 | 72 | 36.2(29.5–42.9) | 80 | 26.2(21.3–31.1) | |
60 or above | 58 | 29.1(22.8–35.4) | 77 | 25.2(20.3–30.1) | |
Nationality group | 0.014 | ||||
UAE | 140 | 70.7(64.36–77.04) | 237 | 77.5(72.82–82.18) | |
Arabs from Gulf countries | 16 | 8.1(4.30–11.90) | 35 | 11.4(7.84–14.96) | |
Arabs from other countries | 31 | 15.7(10.63–20.77) | 23 | 7.5 (4.55–10.45) | |
Asians | 11 | 5.6(2.40–8.80) | 11 | 3.6 (1.51–5.69) | |
Type of DM | 0.006 | ||||
Type 1 | 37 | 19.2 | 31 | 10.4(6.93–13.87) | |
Type 2 | 156 | 80.8 | 267 | 89.6(86.13–93.07) | |
Duration of the Disease | 0.000 | ||||
< 1 year | 15 | 7.6 | 17 | 5.8(3.12–8.48) | |
1–5 years | 54 | 27.3 | 143 | 49(43.27–54.73) | |
6–10 years | 68 | 34.3 | 90 | 30.8(25.50–36.10) | |
11–20 years | 57 | 28.8 | 39 | 13.4(9.49–17.31) | |
>21 years | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1(0.00–2.14) | |
Retinopathy | 0.000 | ||||
Present | 35 | 30.4 | 31 | 13.8(9.29–18.31) | |
Absent | 80 | 69.6 | 194 | 86.2(81.69–90.71) | |
Microalbuminuria | 0.012 | ||||
Present (>20 μg/min) | 118 | 69.4 | 157 | 42.5(36.64–48.36) | |
Absent (< 20 μg/min) | 52 | 30.6 | 116 | 57.5(51.64–63.36) | |
HAB 1C | 0.006 | ||||
Good control (<7%) | 50 | 33.1 | 144 | 40.7(34.52–46.88) | |
Poor control (>7%) | 101 | 66.9 | 99 | 59.3(53.12–65.48) | |