Table 4.
Factors Associated with the Presence of Insulin-Induced Lipohypertrophy
Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
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OR | P-value | 95% CI | OR | P-value | 95% CI | |
T1DM | 1.58 | 0.117 | 0.89–2.79 | |||
Female | 0.67 | 0.057 | 0.45–1.01 | |||
Education less than high school | 0.88 | 0.564 | 0.58–1.34 | |||
BMI <25 kg/m2 | 1.24 | 0.293 | 0.83–1.87 | |||
Duration of insulin ≥10 years | 1.79 | 0.006 | 1.19–2.70 | 1.83 | 0.025 | 1.08–3.09 |
Number of daily insulin injection | 0.98 | 0.936 | 0.64–1.52 | |||
Use of human insulin | 1.82 | 0.006 | 1.19–2.80 | 1.78 | 0.037 | 1.04–3.05 |
Insulin dose ≥0.6 units/kg/day | 1.03 | 0.872 | 0.69–1.55 | |||
Incorrect insulin rotation | 24.93 | <0.001 | 13.27–46.86 | 26.14 | <0.001 | 13.68–49.95 |
Use of needle length ≥8 mm | 1.17 | 0.510 | 0.733–1.87 | |||
Reuse insulin needles | 2.769 | 0.070 | 0.92–8.35 | |||
3 times | 2.972 | 0.067 | 0.93–9.52 | |||
4–5 times | 2.491 | 0.126 | 0.77–8.02 | |||
>5 times | 2.808 | 0.071 | 0.92–8.60 |