Table 4.
Multiple variable analysis of risk factors for rapid and delayed gastric emptying among patients with diabetes mellitus
| Variable | Odds ratios (95% CI)
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|---|---|---|
| Rapid vs. normal | Delayed vs. normal | |
| Age (per year) | 0·97 (0·92, 1·02) | 0·98 (0·94, 1·02) |
| BMI (per unit) | 1·01 (0·93, 1·09) | 1·01 (0·95, 1·07) |
| Female sex | 0·91 (0·29, 2·82) | 2·80 (0·98, 7·96) |
| Smoking | 1·91 (0·58, 6·24) | 0·81 (0·28, 2·34) |
| Weight loss | 0·43 (0·11, 1·72) | 2·81 (1·09, 7·23) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 0·35 (0·06, 1·95) | 0·62 (0·19, 2·08) |
| Diabetes duration (per year) | 1·02 (0·97, 1·09) | 0·97 (0·92, 1·02) |
| Insulin therapy | 0·08 (0·01, 0·53) | 0·71 (0·18, 2·91) |
| Oral hypoglycaemic agent | 2·01 (0·24, 16·55) | 1·09 (0·11, 10·70) |
| Neuropathy | 3·60 (1·01, 12·89) | 1·33 (0·51, 3·52) |
| Retinopathy | 0·62 (0·18, 2·21) | 1·50 (0·58, 3·84) |
| Nephropathy | 0·82 (0·26, 2·56) | 1·62 (0·64, 4·14) |
| Coronary artery disease | 1·30 (0·28, 5·92) | 1·42 (0·38, 5·28) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 4·15 (0·68, 25·19) | 2·04 (0·36, 11·36) |