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Table 1 Results of univariate analyses between the CTS group and the control group

From: Type 2 diabetes seems not to be a risk factor for the carpal tunnel syndrome: a case control study

Variables

CTS group

Control group

p-value

OR (95% CI)

(n =997)

(n =594)

T2DM

115 (11.5)

43 (7.2)

0.006

1.67 (1.16-2.41)

Gender (female)

710 (71.2)

293 (49.3)

<0.001

2.54 (2.06-3.14)

Age (years)

55.7 ± 15.2

49.3 ± 13.0

<0.001

1.03 (1.02-1.04)

BMI (kg/m2)a

28.3 ± 5.4

26.7 ± 4.6

<0.001

1.06 (1.04-1.09)

Systolic RR (mmHg)

138.8 ± 21.4

138.6 ± 20.6

0.870

1.00 (0.99-1.01)

Age DM patients (years)

65.6 ± 12.7

60.1 ± 13.7

0.021

1.03 (1.01-1.06)

Gender DM patients (female)

74 (64.3%)

21 (48.8%)

0.078

1.89 (0.93-3.84)

BMI DM patients (kg/m2)

31.2 ± 5.7

29.1 ± 5.1

<0.001

1.07 (1.04-1.10)

Median diabetes duration (months)b

103 (55–172)

80 (47–166)

0.389

1.00 (1.00-1.01)

HbA1c (% (mmol/mol))c

7.1 ± 3.2 (54 ± 11)

7.3 ± 3.2 (56 ± 12)

0.567

0.99 (0.95-1.03)

Microvascular complicationsd

46 (40.0%)

13 (30.2%)

0.402

0.68 (0.28-1.67)

Metformin

69 (60.0%)

26 (60.5%)

0.582

1.15 (0.70-1.89)

SU-derivate

34 (29.6%)

7 (16.3%)

0.09

2.19 (0.89-5.40)

Insulin

52 (45.2%)

18 (41.9%)

0.673

1.17 (0.57-2.37)

  1. Values are depicted as number (%), mean ± SD or median with 25th and 75th percentile.
  2. aImputation was used for 229 patients with a missing value for BMI in the CTS group and for 12 controls.
  3. b2 missing values in the CTS group and 16 in the control group.
  4. c6 missing values in the CTS group and 20 in the control group.
  5. d12 missing values in the CTS group and 19 the control group.