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. 2016 Oct 13;6:30–36. doi: 10.1016/j.jcte.2016.10.001

Table 4.

Association of clinical complaints with the risk of diabetic foot in women and men with DM2

Clinical complaints Diabetic foot risk
Women (n = 102) Men (n = 72)
N (%) P OR (95% CI) N (%) P OR (95% CI)
Pain
 Yes 10(18.2) 0.878 1.08(0.39to3.01) 5(25.0) 0.725 1.24(0.37to4.17)
 No 8(17.0) 11(21.2)
Dormancy
 Yes 8(18.6) 0.829 1.12(0.40to3.12) 11(44.0) 0.002* 6.60(1.95to22.30)
 No 10(16.9) 5(10.6)
Burning
 Yes 7(17.5) 0.975 0.98(0.34to2.79) 5(25.0) 0.725 1.24(0.37to4.17)
 No 11(17.7) 11(21.2)
Pricking
 Yes 10(21.7) 0.329 1.66(0.59to4.64) 6(31.6) 0.258 1.98(0.60to6.50)
 No 8(14.3) 10(18.9)
Stiffening
 Yes 4(25.0) 0.405 1.71(0.48to6.09) 7(50.0) 0.009* 5.44(1.53to19.31)
 No 14(16.3) 9(15.5)
Lack of balance
 Yes 8(21.6) 0.429 1.51(0.54to4.26) 4(25.0) 0.762 1.22(0.33to4.48)
 No 10(15.4) 12(21.4)
Lameness
 Yes 3(42.9) 0.089 4.0(0.81to19.7) 0(0) 0.590**
 No 15(15.8) 16(22.5)
*

P value in Fisher's exact

**

Fisher's exact.