Table 4.
Contribution of life style/risk factors for cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy
| Life style/risk factors | Case | Control | Total | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Occupation | |||||
| Sedentary | 31 (55.4%) | 25 (44.6%) | 56 (100.0%) | 10.336 | P < 0.001 |
| Non-sedentary | 15 (100.0%) | 0 (0%) | 15 (100.0%) | ||
| Hypertension | |||||
| Yes | 36 (94.7%) | 2 (5.3%) | 38 (100.0%) | 32.143 |
P = .000 Odd’s ratio = 41.4 |
| No | 10 (30.3%) | 23 (69.7%) | 33 (100.0%) | ||
| Diabetes | |||||
| Yes | 46 (100.0%) | 0 (0%) | 46 (100.0%) | 71.000 | P = .000 |
| No | 0 (0%) | 25 (100.0%) | 25 (100.0%) | ||
| Dyslipidemia | |||||
| Yes | 39 (100.0%) | 0 (0%) | 39 (100.0%) | 47.028 | P = .000 |
| No | 7 (21.9%) | 25 (78.1%) | 32 (100.0%) | ||
| Abdominal obesity | |||||
| Yes | 22 (91.7%) | 2 (8.3%) | 24 (100.0%) | 11.481 |
P = .001 Odd’s ratio = 10.542 |
| No | 24 (51.1%) | 23 (48.9%) | 47 (100.0%) | ||
| Socio-economic status | |||||
| Low | 19 (100.0%) | 0 (0%) | 19 (100.0%) | 18.335 | P = .000 |
| Medium | 16 (43.2%) | 21 (56.8%) | 37 (100.0%) | ||
| High | 11 (73.3%) | 4 (26.7%) | 15 (100.0%) | ||
| Family h/o CAD | |||||
| Yes | 9 (100.0%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (100.0%) | 5.601 | P = .018 |
| No | 37 (59.7%) | 25 (40.3%) | 62 (100.0%) | ||
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes | 26 (89.7%) | 3 (10.3%) | 29 (100.0%) | 13.880 |
P = .000 Odd’s ratio = 10.035 |
| No | 20 (46.3%) | 22 (53.7%) | 41 (100.0%) | ||
| Age | |||||
| Above 50 | 31 (77.5%) | 9 (22.5%) | 40 (100.0%) | 6.489 |
P = .011 Odd’s ratio = 3.674 |
| Up to 50 | 15 (48.4%) | 16 (51.6%) | 31 (100.0%) |