Table 3

Ordinal logistic regression analysis for predictors of neuropathic pain among type 2 DM participants

VariableEstimateSEWaldOR (95% CI)P value
Neuropathy category 12.611.842.004.2013.59 (0.37 to 504.87)0.16
Neuropathy category 23.801.854.2044.70 (1.18 to 1691.22)0.04
Age (years)0.020.022.331.02 (0.99 to 1.06)0.13
Female gender and male gender (Ref.)0.900.337.452.45 (1.29 to 4.67)<0.01
BMI (kg/m2)0.040.031.511.04 (0.98 to 1.10)0.22
Smoking and non-smoking (Ref.)0.510.401.641.66 (0.76 to 3.62)0.20
Duration of DM (years)0.020.020.781.02 (0.98 to 1.07)0.38
FBG (mmol/L)−0.060.042.810.94 (0.87 to 1.01)0.09
HbA1c (%)0.180.093.791.19 (1.00 to 1.43)0.05
SBP (mm Hg)−0.010.010.920.99 (0.97 to 1.01)0.34
DBP (mm Hg)<−0.010.020.011.00 (0.97 to 1.03)0.91
25-hydroxyvitamin D (ng/mL)<0.010.010.031.00 (0.98 to 1.03)0.86
  • Model fitting information: −2 Log likelihood=468.08 (intercept only) and 447.66 (final); χ2=20.42; p=0.03. Goodness of fit information: Pearson χ2=438.01; Pearson p value=0.41; deviance χ2=447.66; deviance p value=0.29. Neuropathy category 1: neuropathy score ≤12. Neuropathy category 2: neuropathy score 13–19. Neuropathy category 3: neuropathy score ≥19. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

  • BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DM, diabetes mellitus; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; Ref, reference; SBP, systolic blood pressure.