TABLE 3.
Multiple regression analyses of risk of gustatory sweating in 653 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in 505 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
| Variable | Odds ratio | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes | |||||
| OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | |
| Male sex | 0.82 | 0.48–1.42 | .374 | 0.55 | 0.25–1.2 | .134 |
| Age | 1.01 | 0.99–1.03 | .318 | 0.95 | 0.92–0.99 | .006 |
| Duration of DM | 0.98 | 0.96–1.0 | .093 | 1.03 | 0.98–1.07 | .262 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 1.3 | 1.05–1.6 | .016 | 1.01 | 0.98–1.03 | .650 |
| Nephropathy | ||||||
| Normoalbuminuria | 1 (reference) | |||||
| Microalbuminuria | 1.1 | 0.58–2.14 | .758 | 1.1 | 0.52–2.34 | .807 |
| Macroalbuminuria | 1.2 | 0.32–4.34 | .799 | 0.5 | 0.13–1.91 | .312 |
| Retinopathy | ||||||
| None | 1 (reference) | |||||
| Non‐proliferative | — | — | 0.83 | 0.33–2.12 | .697 | |
| Proliferative | — | — | 0.22 | 0.07–0.71 | .011 | |
| Neuropathy | ||||||
| VPT <50 V | 1 (reference) | |||||
| VPT ≥50 V | 1.63 | 0.64–4.16 | .309 | 2.33 | 1.04–5.2 | .039 |
Abbreviations: DM, Diabetes Mellitus; OR, Odds Ratio; V, Volt; VPT, Vibration Perception Threshold.