Table 1.
Relation between onychomycosis and the risk factors
Risk factor | N | Onychomycosis |
P | B | Exp(B) |
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n | % | Exp(B) | 95% CI | ||||
Duration of diabetes (years) | |||||||
0–10 | 244 | 29 | 11.9 | 0.038 | 1.002 | 2.724 | 1.056–7.026 |
>10 | 87 | 13 | 14.9 | ||||
Not drying after ablution | |||||||
yes | 87 | 5 | 5.7 | 0.011 | −1.430 | 0.239 | 0.079–0.720 |
no | 187 | 35 | 18.7 | ||||
Wearing nylon socks | |||||||
yes | 157 | 32 | 20.4 | 0.009 | 1.151 | 3.161 | 1.338–7.470 |
no | 174 | 10 | 5.7 | ||||
BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||
<30 | 133 | 9 | 6.8 | 0.002 | 1.446 | 4.244 | 1.694–10.631 |
≥30 | 139 | 33 | 23.7 | ||||
Family History | |||||||
Yes | 104 | 23 | 22.1 | 0.012 | 1.044 | 2.840 | 1.260–6.402 |
No | 227 | 19 | 8.4 | ||||
Time of nail growth (week) | |||||||
<2 mm | 242 | 19 | 7.9 | 0.006 | 1.124 | 3.076 | 1.391–6.800 |
>2 mm | 89 | 23 | 25.8 |