Table 5.
Factors associated with patients’ satisfaction rate
| Diabetic group, n (%) | Control group, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very/somewhat satisfied | Very/somewhat dissatisfied | pa | Very/somewhat satisfied | Very/somewhat dissatisfied | pa | |
| ASA class | ||||||
| 2 | 26 (81) | 9 (47) | 0.012 | 29 (73) | 12 (67) | >0.05 |
| 3 | 5 (16) | 9 (47) | 0.033 | 3 (8) | 3 (17) | >0.05 |
| Comorbidity status | ||||||
| Peripheral artery disease | 4 (12.5) | 7 (37) | 0.04 | 0 | 3 (17) | 0.044 |
| Osteoarthritis | 6 (19) | 9 (47) | 0.02 | 4 (10) | 6 (33) | >0.05 |
| Depression | 0 | 7 (37) | 0.0002 | 0 | 2 (11) | >0.05 |
| Clinical presentation | ||||||
| Night pain | 3 (9) | 9 (50) | 0.0059 | - | - | - |
| Motor weakness | 8 (25) | 16 (84) | 0.0001 | 6 (15) | 9 (50) | 0.0049 |
| Numbness in the legs | 8 (25) | 17 (90) | <0.0001 | 8 (20) | 6 (30) | >0.05 |
| Decrease in pain perception | 25 (78) | 7 (37) | 0.0032 | 37 (93) | 11 (61) | 0.011 |
| Diabetes lasting >20 years | 8 (25) | 10 (53) | 0.046 | - | - | - |
| Insulin treatment | 3 (9) | 10 (53) | 0.002 | - | - | - |
| Rate of complications | 10 (31) | 17 (90) | 0.0033 | 13 (33) | 11 (61) | 0.041 |
aChi-square test