Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 285).

All variables were tested to Fisher's exact test.

parameter			All patients	Participants having neuropathic pain(%)	Participants not having neuropathic pain(%)	p-value
Age		0-17	20(7.0%)	10(5.5%)	10(9.7%)	.002
		18-44	60(21.1%)	27(14.8%)	33(32.0%)
		45-64	146(51.2%)	102(56.0%)	44(42.7%)
		65-96	59(20.7%)	43(23.6%)	16(15.5%)
Gender		Male	129(45.3%)	79(43.4%)	50(48.5%)	.403
		Female	156(54.7%)	103(56.6%)	53(51.5%)
Marital status		Married	192(67.4%)	134(73.6%)	58(56.3%)	.000
		Divorced	5(1.8%)	1(0.5%)	4(3.9%)
		Widower	41(14.4%)	30(16.5%)	11(10.7%)
		Single	47(16.5%)	17(9.3%)	30(29.1%)
Educational status		Secondary education or lower	226(79.3%)	157(86.3%)	69(67.0%)	.000
		Diploma	15(5.3%)	5(2.7%)	10(9.7%)
		Bachelor	44(15.4%)	20(11.0%)	24(23.3%)
Occupation		Unemployed	125(43.9%)	85(46.7%)	40(38.8%)	.000
		Housewife	28(9.8%)	22(12.1%)	6(5.8%)
		Retired	27(9.5%)	21(11.5%)	6(5.8%)
		Student	24(8.4%)	6(3.3%)	18(17.5%)
		Civil servant	26(9.1%)	21(11.5%)	5(4.9%)
		Private-sector employee	9(3.2%)	6(3.3%)	3(2.9%)
		Military personnel	46(16.1%)	21(11.5%)	25(24.3%)
Smoking status		Not a smoker	222(77.9%)	143(78.6%)	79(76.7%)	.635
		Former smoker	28(9.8%)	19(10.4%)	9(8.7%)
		Currently smoking	35(12.3%)	20(11.0%)	15(14.6%)
Doing regular exercise		No	165(57.9%)	110(60.4%)	55(53.4%)	.247
		Yes	120(42.1%)	72(39.6%)	48(46.6%)
Type of DM		Diabetes mellitus type 1	117(41.1%)	61(33.5%)	56(54.4%)	.001
		Diabetes mellitus type 2	168(58.9%)	121(66.5%)	47(45.6%)
Duration of having diabetes mellitus		Less than one year	10(3.5%)	3(1.6%)	7(6.8%)	.019
		6-10 years	41(14.4%)	22(12.1%)	19(18.4%)
		More than 10 years	234 (82.1%)	41(86.3%)	77(74.8%)
Mode of current treatment		Oral medications	80 (28.1%)	58(31.9%)	22(21.4%)	.058
		Insulin injections	205 (71.9%)	124(68.1%)	81(78.6%)
All participants	285 (100%)			182(63.9%)	103(36.1%)