Table 3.
Risk factors for grade 2 disability at the time of diagnosis
| Variables | Grade 1 disability (no patients) (%) | Grade 2 disability (number of patients) (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | |||
| 0-20 (8) | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 0.04 |
| 21-40 (24) | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) | |
| 41-60 (34) | 5 (14.7) | 29 (85.3) | |
| 61-80 (9) | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male (59) | 9 (15.3) | 50 (84.7) | 0.57 |
| Female (16) | 6 (37.5) | 10 (62.5) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Manual labourers (41) | 5 (12.2) | 36 (87.8) | 0.05 |
| Others (34) | 10 (29.4) | 24 (70.6) | |
| Alcohol intake | |||
| Yes (10) | 0 | 10 (100) | 0.09 |
| No (65) | 15 (23.1) | 50 (76.9) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Yes (28) | 5 (17.9) | 23 (82.1) | 0.48 |
| No (47) | 10 (21.3) | 37 (78.7) | |
| Nerve thickening (no of involved nerves) | |||
| 3 or more (38) | 10 (26.3) | 28 (73.7) | 0.13 |
| <3 (37) | 5 (13.5) | 32 (86.5) | |
| Delay in diagnosis (years) | |||
| 0-1 (42) | 11 (26.2) | 31 (73.8) | 0.29 |
| >1-2 (11) | 2 (18.2) | 9 (81.8) | |
| >2-3 (5) | 0 | 5 (100) | |
| >3-4 (5) | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | |
| >4-5 (2) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | |
| >5 (10) | 0 | 10 (100) | |